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Officeholders

Clarence McFerrin Smith III

2022 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2023-05-14 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$2,360,065
Income listed$253,732
Real estate$0
Debts listed$0
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 66% $166,227 · State of Florida
  • Investments & retirement 33% $82,976 · IRA RMD, Social Security
  • Banking, mortgage & lending 2% $4,529 · Note & Mortgage, Son

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $2,360,065; listed items add up to $25,000

Reported net worth: $2,360,065. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $25,000. 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. 1 listed item(s) have no amount, so the comparison is incomplete.

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 Missing or incomplete

Assets itemized in an attachment on page 4

The form says “see attached” for 1 entry, and this copy includes the attachment (page 4).

What to check
  • Open the attachment page to see the individual holdings behind each total.
Rule: Itemized in an attachment
“A filer may include and submit attachments or other supporting documentation when filing”2022 Form 6 instructions, Attachments ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

66% of listed income ($166,227) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $253,732 from 4 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 $2,360,065 — 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

Where to look next

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Their filings

Other filings by Clarence McFerrin Smith III

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6F — annual (Commission on Ethics)2024-11-29$2,080,854
2023 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2024-05-27$2,090,854

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $0 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $0 listed

Reported as “N/A”.

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $253,732 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
Retrieved
2026-10-11T00:04:51+00:00
SHA-256
77a808c5e7afb4ee67d2758d5a41ff4f276b6b0433d74e4f2a300dd1b4a0d8da
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 attachment
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence