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Officeholders

James R Adams

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

Net worth$1,285,000
Income listed$196,000
Real estate$720,0002 properties
Debts listed$117,000
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Investments & retirement 100% $196,000 · FRS PENSION, SOCIAL SECURITY

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 5

Context Unusual reporting

Lists VEHICLES separately from the $35,000 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

All 6 asset values are round numbers

Every listed asset is valued in round thousands, which suggests estimates rather than statements or appraisals. That's allowed, but it makes the totals less precise.

What to check
  • Are bank or brokerage balances (which are exact) rounded too?

Rule: All values are round numbers

How this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $1,285,000; listed items add up to $1,328,000

Reported net worth: $1,285,000. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,328,000. 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

78% of listed income ($152,000) comes from FRS PENSION

Listed income totals $196,000 from 2 sources. The largest is classed as investments & retirement.

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 Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $1,285,000 — 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

Where to look next

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Their filings

Other filings by James R Adams

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-06-04$1,273,500

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $1,410,000 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $117,000 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Income $196,000 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
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Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
2026-10-08T00:55:45+00:00
SHA-256
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6
Extraction
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