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Michael Ward Ripplinger

2022 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2023-06-21 · 3 pages (text)

Net worth$175,000
Income listed$124,831
Real estate$150,000
Debts listed$43,000
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 100% $124,831 · Union County School District, Putnam County School District

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $175,000; listed items add up to $137,000

Reported net worth: $175,000. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $137,000. Net worth roughly equals the listed assets before debts — the debts may not have been subtracted.

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

97% of listed income ($120,831) comes from Union County School District

Listed income totals $124,831 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 Income & business ties

Most income is from government & public payroll (100%)

Sector is inferred from the names of income sources and the businesses they own.

What to check
  • Consider whether decisions in the office sought affect this industry.

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

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Their filings

Other filings by Michael Ward Ripplinger

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-06-29$166,700
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-07-11$80,000
2023 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2024-04-30$175,000

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $150,000 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $43,000 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $124,831 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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