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Sheriff Stephen Hardy Whidden

2022 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2023-05-04 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$826,460
Income listed$138,300
Real estate$644,4004 properties
Debts listed$273,670
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 100% $138,300 · Hendry County Sheriff's Office, State of Florida

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 5

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 2021 Chevy Truck separately from the $20,000 household-goods total

Personal vehicles, jewelry, art and furnishings can be reported in the household-goods lump sum or itemized. Net worth doesn't appear to count them twice.

What to check
  • No action needed unless the lump sum also includes these items.

Rule: Household items listed twice
“Describe, and state the value of, each asset you had on the reporting date you selected for your net worth, if the asset was worth more than $1,000 and if you have not already included that asset in the aggregate value of your household goods and personal effects.”2022 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $826,460; listed items add up to $826,460

Reported net worth: $826,460. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $826,460. 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.”2022 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

99% of listed income ($137,000) comes from Hendry County Sheriff's Office

Listed income totals $138,300 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

Context Wealth & holdings

Real estate worth $644,400 across 4 properties (78% 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

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Their filings

Other filings by Sheriff Stephen Hardy Whidden

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-04-28$655,225
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-04-14$641,195
2023 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2024-04-17$685,099

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $1,080,130 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $273,670 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $138,300 listed

Elected to attach federal tax return instead: not read

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
2026-10-11T01:07:22+00:00
SHA-256
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
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