Florida Files

Officeholders

Paul SAMERDYKE (Ret)

2024 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2025-06-04 · 5 pages (text)

Net worth$1,844,611
Income listed$153,085
Real estate$447,5624 properties
Debts listed$192,206
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Investments & retirement 50% $76,465 · Ohio State retirement, Fl State Retirement, social Security
  • Other / unclassified 27% $41,367 · chase Morgan, Geraci King Trust
  • Government & public payroll 23% $35,253 · Hendry County Shools

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 5

Context Unusual reporting

“savings” ($27,760) doesn't name the institution

Intangible assets should name the entity they relate to.

What to check
  • Which bank, company or fund is this?

Rule: Asset without a named institution
“Do not list simply "stocks and bonds" or "bank accounts."”2024 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $1,844,611; listed items add up to $1,844,611

Reported net worth: $1,844,611. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,844,611. 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.”2024 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

Reports a net worth of $1,844,611 — a millionaire on paper

Net worth is the filer's own figure. Being wealthy isn't a problem; it's context for comparing candidates and for reading the rest of the form.

What to check
  • Compare with the other candidates in the race.
  • Check that the large assets below are described and valued clearly.

Rule: Net worth tier
“Report your net worth as of”2024 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Real estate worth $447,562 across 4 properties (24% 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.”2024 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Where to look next

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Their filings

Other filings by Paul SAMERDYKE (Ret)

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-06-03$2,146,579

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $2,016,817 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $192,206 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $153,085 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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SHA-256
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence