Florida Files

Officeholders

Elijah Smiley

2022 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2023-05-22 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$1,859,000
Income listed$253,000
Real estate$1,390,0004 properties
Debts listed$320,000
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 72% $183,000 · State of Florida
  • Real estate 28% $70,000 · Rental Income-Gross

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $1,859,000; listed items add up to $2,007,000

Reported net worth: $1,859,000. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $2,007,000. The difference matches the household goods, which the filer may have left out of net worth.

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.”2022 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

72% of listed income ($183,000) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $253,000 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”2022 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $1,859,000 — 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”2022 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Real estate worth $1,390,000 across 4 properties (75% 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.”2022 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Where to look next

These links open official public records, built from what the filer disclosed. They're searches you run yourself — results may include other people or companies with similar names.

Their filings

Other filings by Elijah Smiley

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-02-05$2,853,707
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-04-25$2,464,150
2023 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2024-03-26$1,990,500

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $2,227,000 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $320,000 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $253,000 listed

Elected to attach federal tax return instead:

Primary sources

SourceAddressAmount

Secondary sources (major customers of businesses owned)

Interests in specified businesses

Reported as “N/A”.

Signature

Signed by
Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
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