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School Board, Marion County — District 5

Sarah James

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-05-04 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$983,551
Income listed$118,800
Real estate$1,360,0002 properties
Debts listed$925,775
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 58% $68,800 · James Early Education Enterprises, Quest Diagnostics
  • Government & public payroll 42% $50,000 · Marion County Public Schools

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $983,551; listed items add up to $983,551

Reported net worth: $983,551. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $983,551. They roughly agree.

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.”2025 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

Earns from 3 separate employers or businesses

Several distinct earned-income sources (excluding investments, retirement and Social Security).

What to check
  • Are any of these sources connected to each other or to the office sought?

Rule: Several earned-income sources

How this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Real estate worth $1,360,000 across 2 properties (138% of net worth)

Real estate holdings, as listed.

What to check
  • Look the parcels up with the county property appraiser: land use (vacant or improved), assessed value and when they were bought.
  • Check whether any listed liability is a mortgage on these properties.

Rule: Real estate holdings
“Real property: Identify by providing the street address of the property.”2025 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

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Other filings by Sarah James

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-07-14$1,131,577

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $1,859,327 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $925,775 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $118,800 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
2026-10-07T22:57:36+00:00
SHA-256
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
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