Florida Files

Officeholders

William John Mathias

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-06-29 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$3,615,600
Income listed$383,904
Real estate$910,0002 properties
Debts listed$0
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 70% $269,865 · Mathias Foodservice Equipment Co, Inc, Mathias Foodservice Equipment Co, Inc
  • Real estate 19% $72,000 · Mathias Land Investments,LLC
  • Government & public payroll 11% $42,039 · Lake County School Board

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $3,615,600; listed items add up to $3,615,100

Reported net worth: $3,615,600. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $3,615,100. 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 Unusual reporting

Net worth rose from $2,110,500 (2022) to $3,615,600 (2023) — 1.7×

This 2023 filing reports $3,615,600; the same person's 2022 filing reported $2,110,500, a change of $1,505,100 in 1 year. Listed income for 2023 was $383,904. 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 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 $3,615,600 — 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

Where to look next

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

Businesses they disclosed

Other filings by William John Mathias

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-06-22$7,567,080
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-07-15$7,197,600
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-06-08$2,110,500

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $3,583,100 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $0 listed

Reported as “N/A”.

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $383,904 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”.

Companies on the state register

Companies this filing names, as the Division of Corporations lists them. Their role is shown when the filer is an officer or registered agent. A company matched by name only is shown just when it's active. How these are matched

CompanyNamed asState recordTheir role
MATHIAS FOODSERVICE EQUIPMENT CO., INC.Income sourceActive
formed 1980 · last annual report 2026
matched by name

Signature

Signed by
Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
2026-10-11T04:47:29+00:00
SHA-256
1d60f740f868dd3660bfeda66fccd5722336afc430c1c80de5c7a6c4971f8c73
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence