Florida Files

Officeholders

Paul SAMERDYKE (Ret)

2023 Form 6X · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-05-30 · 5 pages (text)

Amendment. It restates net worth, assets, liabilities, joint and several liabilities, income, secondary sources of income and interests in specified businesses.

Net worth$1,989,997
Income listed$150,352
Real estate$516,8954 properties
Debts listed$123,757
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Investments & retirement 49% $74,128 · Ohio State retirement, Fl State Retirement, Social Security
  • Other / unclassified 28% $42,492 · Nation Wide Trust, Chase Morgan, Garcia King Trust
  • Government & public payroll 22% $33,732 · Hendry County Schools

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 5

Context Unusual reporting

“Savings” ($105,000) doesn't name the institution

Intangible assets should name the entity they relate to.

What to check
  • Which bank, company or fund is this?

Rule: Asset without a named institution
“Do not list simply "stocks and bonds" or "bank accounts."”2023 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $1,989,997; listed items add up to $2,020,797

Reported net worth: $1,989,997. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $2,020,797. 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

Earns from 4 separate employers or businesses

Several distinct earned-income sources (excluding investments, retirement and Social Security).

What to check
  • Are any of these sources connected to each other or to the office sought?

Rule: Several earned-income sources

How this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $1,989,997 — 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 $516,895 across 4 properties (26% 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 Paul SAMERDYKE (Ret)

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-06-03$2,146,579
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-04$1,844,611
2023 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics) · amended later2024-05-22$1,026,122
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-06-01$1,842,200

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $2,124,554 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $123,757 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $150,352 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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