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Officeholders

James Sherman

2024 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2025-06-13 · 5 pages (text)

Amended. The filer later corrected this filing with a Form 6X. The figures used across this site come from the filing as amended; this page shows the original as filed.

Net worth$1,022,095
Income listed$219,679
Real estate$1,185,0002 properties
Debts listed$364,052
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 88% $192,529 · State of Florida
  • Real estate 12% $27,150 · Rental Income

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $1,022,095; listed items add up to $1,022,035

Reported net worth: $1,022,095. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,022,035. 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

88% of listed income ($192,529) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $219,679 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 Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $1,022,095 — 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 $1,185,000 across 2 properties (116% 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

Their campaign

Other filings by James Sherman

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6X — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-06-24$927,830
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics) · amended later2026-04-08$927,830
2024 Form 6X — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-09-18$996,204
Form — qualifying copy2026-04-10—

Qualifying copies and annual Commission filings are matched to each other by name.

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $1,376,087 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $364,052 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $219,679 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
2026-10-08T14:37:11+00:00
SHA-256
b98047dac55ff529523b1c4024d5ed02be3a2ffe705851b7588e90028cbd241c
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 02/13/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 02/13/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 02/13/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 02/18/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/10/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/10/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/10/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (2p)
  • 04/14/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/28/26 — Term Report Notice (not downloaded)