Florida Files

Officeholders

Laura Ward

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-06-30 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$976,066
Income listed$186,612
Real estate$0
Debts listed$311,468
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 100% $186,612 · Judicial Salary

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 2

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $976,066; listed items add up to $1,023,749

Reported net worth: $976,066. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,023,749. 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 ($186,612) comes from Judicial Salary

Listed income totals $186,612 from 1 source. The largest is classed as other / unclassified.

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

Where to look next

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Their filings

Their campaign

Other filings by Laura Ward

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-04-14$887,093
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-25$930,914
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-06-28$937,726
Form — qualifying copy2026-04-15—

Qualifying copies and annual Commission filings are matched to each other by name.

Campaign money

2026 campaign for Circuit Judge, District 13

Raised
$0 from 0 contributions
Their own money
$8,033 lent
Loans
$8,033 lent to the campaign

From the Division of Elections campaign finance database, retrieved 2026-10-10. Loans and interest aren't counted as raised. Search the records by candidate name · How this is counted

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $1,235,217 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $311,468 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $186,612 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
2026-10-11T05:09:42+00:00
SHA-256
3a2fea046c434345930fb6ff752d06b37f4f39b009b8e7d149e724f92b745197
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 04/02/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 04/02/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/02/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 04/02/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 04/03/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/07/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/07/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 04/15/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/15/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/15/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (2p)
  • 04/28/26 — Term Report Notice (not downloaded)
  • 04/29/26 — Returned Mail (not downloaded)