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James "Matt" Terry

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2025-08-22 · 5 pages (text)

Net worth$696,848
Income listed$69,000
Real estate$800,0002 properties
Debts listed$545,432
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 65% $45,000 · Gulf County Schools (KT)
  • Other / unclassified 35% $24,000 · Appraisal Group of North Florida

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Itemizes the $50,000 household-goods total

The household-goods lump sum ($50,000) is also broken down in the asset list (Ford Truck), and the items add up exactly to it — a breakdown, which is how many filers do it. Net worth doesn't appear to count them twice.

What to check
  • No action needed.

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.”2023 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 2 investment accounts ($168,063) instead of what's in them

The instructions say the investments held in a brokerage account or IRA are the assets to report — not the account itself. As listed, the public can't see what the filer is invested in.

What to check
  • Which companies or funds are in these accounts? Holdings matter for conflicts of interest.

Rule: Accounts listed instead of investments
“Note that the product contained in a brokerage account, IRA, or the Florida College Investment Plan, is your asset”2023 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $696,848; listed items add up to $696,848

Reported net worth: $696,848. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $696,848 (after removing the items counted twice). 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

65% of listed income ($45,000) comes from Gulf County Schools (KT)

Listed income totals $69,000 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”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

Businesses they disclosed

Other filings by James "Matt" Terry

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-06-11$673,0501
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-08-22$13,0001

Campaign money

2026 campaign for Clerk of the Circuit Court

Raised
$0 from 0 contributions

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 $1,242,280 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $545,432 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $69,000 listed

Elected to attach federal tax return instead:

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
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6
Extraction
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