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Michael Ward Ripplinger

2024 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2025-07-11 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$80,000
Income listed$135,227
Real estate$150,000
Debts listed$81,200
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 100% $135,227 · Union County School District, Putnam County School District

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 2021 Ford 250 Truck separately from the $15,000 household-goods total

Personal vehicles, jewelry, art and furnishings can be reported in the household-goods lump sum or itemized. Net worth doesn't appear to count them twice.

What to check
  • No action needed unless the lump sum also includes these items.

Rule: Household items listed twice
“Describe, and state the value of, each asset you had on the reporting date you selected for your net worth, if the asset was worth more than $1,000 and if you have not already included that asset in the aggregate value of your household goods and personal effects.”2024 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $80,000; listed items add up to $167,800

Reported net worth: $80,000. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $167,800. A difference is normal: net worth also counts assets and debts that aren't listed individually (items under $1,000, credit cards, taxes), and the instructions say subtracting listed liabilities from listed assets won't give an accurate figure in most cases.

What to check
  • No action needed unless other items look off.

Rule: Net worth vs. listed items
“Simply subtracting your liabilities from your assets will not result in an accurate net worth figure in most cases.”2024 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

97% of listed income ($131,227) comes from Union County School District

Listed income totals $135,227 from 2 sources. The largest is classed as government & public payroll.

What to check
  • Who is this source, and does it have business before the office sought?
  • If the filer owns it, check the business section and secondary income.

Rule: Where the money comes from
“List the name of each source of income that provided you with more than $1,000 of income during”2024 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

Most income is from government & public payroll (100%)

Sector is inferred from the names of income sources and the businesses they own.

What to check
  • Consider whether decisions in the office sought affect this industry.

Rule: Where the money comes from
“List the name of each source of income that provided you with more than $1,000 of income during”2024 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

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Their filings

Other filings by Michael Ward Ripplinger

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-06-29$166,700

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $234,000 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $81,200 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $135,227 listed

Elected to attach federal tax return instead:

Primary sources

SourceAddressAmount

Secondary sources (major customers of businesses owned)

Reported as “N/A”.

Interests in specified businesses

Reported as “N/A”.

Signature

Signed by
Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
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