Florida Files

Officeholders

William Douglas Baird

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-06-01 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$149,700,319
Income listed$204,806
Real estate$884,425
Debts listed$39,269
Worth a look2

Net worth over time

2022: $1,114,404$1,114,40420222023: $149,700,319 — looks like a typo (misplaced decimal point)$149,700,319 ?20232024: $1,493,347 — looks like a typo (misplaced decimal point)$1,493,347 ?20242025: $1,668,399$1,668,3992025

? A hollow point is a figure that looks like a typo (a misplaced decimal point), so it isn't drawn as a real change. Its filing explains why.

Where listed income comes from

  • Investments & retirement 89% $181,306 · State of Florida Retirement System, Raymond James - IRA Distribution, Social Security Retirement
  • Government & public payroll 11% $23,500 · State of Florida - Senior Judge Service

Worth a look 2

Worth a look Unusual reporting

Net worth looks like a misplaced decimal point: $149,700,319 reported, listed items add up to $1,552,027

Reported net worth: $149,700,319. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,552,027. The reported figure is almost exactly 100 times the $1,552,027 the listed items add up to, which suggests a misplaced decimal point (or digits run together) when it was entered. The listed items are what this filing actually documents.

What to check
  • Compare with the filer's other filings for their usual net worth.

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.”2023 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Worth a look Unusual reporting

Net worth rose from $1,114,404 (2022) to $149,700,319 (2023) — about 134×

This 2023 filing reports $149,700,319; the same person's 2022 filing reported $1,114,404, a change of $148,585,915 in 1 year. Listed income for 2023 was $204,806. Inheritances, home values and markets can move net worth a lot, so compare what's listed in each year to see where the change shows up.

What to check
  • Compare the assets listed in each filing: which items are new or much larger?
  • Does listed income explain the change?

Open the 2022 filing to compare →

Rule: Net worth changed sharply between filings
“Report your net worth as of”2023 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context 1

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 1 investment account ($618,260) instead of what's in them

The instructions say the investments held in a brokerage account or IRA are the assets to report — not the account itself. As listed, the public can't see what the filer is invested in.

What to check
  • Which companies or funds are in these accounts? Holdings matter for conflicts of interest.

Rule: Accounts listed instead of investments
“Note that the product contained in a brokerage account, IRA, or the Florida College Investment Plan, is your asset”2023 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Where to look next

Some of what this filing reports stands out. 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 William Douglas Baird

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-04-03$1,668,399
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-04-26$1,493,3472
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-05-11$1,114,404

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $1,582,796 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $39,269 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $204,806 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
2026-10-10T23:53:05+00:00
SHA-256
8e673f7e616cd16acd3696c2d0a997e1334035096d9a9d0ed9789a363a60cdd6
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence