What is each Palm Beach County commissioner's net worth?
Palm Beach County’s seven county commissioners all earn the same salary. But they come from different professional backgrounds, walks of life and financial circumstances.
Some earn additional income from other jobs or investments. Some have substantial assets acquired before entering politics.
Commissioners and other Florida elected officials each year file financial disclosure forms revealing their financial assets and sources of income.
The forms show not just major assets like properties, vehicles or retirement accounts, but also the ways they earn their livings, allowing the public to be aware of potential financial influences on them as they make decisions about the county's future.
Here is each commissioner’s net worth and primary sources of income in 2022, according to their financial disclosures. More detailed financial disclosure information can be found on the website of the Florida Commission on Ethics: ethics.state.fl.us.
District 1 - Maria Marino
Net worth: $1.57 million
Income sources:
County commission salary: $111,567
14 Elmcrest Properties LLC: $5,530
District 2 - Gregg Weiss
Net worth: $8.3 million
Income sources:
County commission salary: $101,131
Wages from Stephen L. Brown: $35,000
Dividends: $42,803
Capital gains: $610,350
Rental income: $24,466
District 3 - Michael Barnett
Net worth: $140,263
Income sources:
Shiner Law Group: $56,250
Law Office of Michael Barnett: $212,450
(Editor's Note: Barnett was appointed to the county commission in January 2023, meaning he did not earn a commission salary during the 2022 reporting period.)
District 4 - Marci Woodward
Net worth: $862,750
Income sources:
County commission salary: $12,609 (Editor's Note: Woodward was elected to the county commission in November 2022, meaning she did not earn a full year's commission salary during the 2022 reporting period.)
Spouse’s income from Carboline: $ 148,545
District 5 - Maria Sachs
Net worth: $5,050,000
Income sources:
County commission salary, $113,600
District 6 - Sara Baxter
Net worth: $900,000
Income sources:
Pay from unspecified employer: $11,597 (Editor's Note: Baxter was elected to the county commission in November 2022, meaning she did not earn a full year's commission salary during the 2022 reporting period.)
Business income from The Realty Connection Link LLC: $15,143
District 7 - Mack Bernard
Net worth: $621,217
Income sources:
County commission salary: $106,644
Editor’s Note: Though commissioners listed different amounts for their commission salary, all commissioners earned the same base salary as of January 2023: $113,608.
Andrew Marra is a reporter at The Palm Beach Post. Reach him at amarra@pbpost.com.
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