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James Mervin Swisher

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

Net worth$150,000
Income listed$145,970
Real estate$0
Debts listed$49,000
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 100% $145,970 · Columbia County Clerk of Courts

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 2

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $150,000; listed items add up to $500,164

Reported net worth: $150,000. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $500,164. 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.”2025 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

100% of listed income ($145,970) comes from Columbia County Clerk of Courts

Listed income totals $145,970 from 1 source. 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”2025 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Where to look next

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Their filings

Other filings by James Mervin Swisher

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-05-21$140,000

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $459,164 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $49,000 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Income $145,970 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
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Extraction
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