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Officeholders

James Cecil Ward II

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-06-26 · 3 pages (text)

Net worth$1,601,575
Income listed$176,828
Real estate$2,150,0002 properties
Debts listed$678,850
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 100% $176,828 · State of Florida

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $1,601,575; listed items add up to $1,601,575

Reported net worth: $1,601,575. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,601,575. 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.”2023 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

100% of listed income ($176,828) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $176,828 from 1 source. 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”2023 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $1,601,575 — 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”2023 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Real estate worth $2,150,000 across 2 properties (134% 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.”2023 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 James Cecil Ward II

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-06-25$609,7252
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-30$1,614,8881
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-06-30$1,131,066

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $2,168,925 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $678,850 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $176,828 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
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SHA-256
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6
Extraction
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