Despite foreclosure auction, Kim Daniels prospers

Kim Daniels, sponsor of HB 303, the religious expression bill that was one of the few successes from the Duval Legislative Delegation in 2017.

2016 financial disclosure statements are rolling in, and among them is that of Jacksonville Democratic Rep. Kim Daniels.

Daniels, a charismatic preacher first elected to the Florida House last year, is thriving in the professional sphere — a prosperity spawned by interests in two ministries.

Kim Daniels Ministries International, listed as a secondary source of income, brought Daniels just over $100,000 in 2016.

Spoken Word Ministries, meanwhile, brought in another $96,000 — even as it is subject to a legal claim regarding foreclosure on a formerly shared “parsonage” in Davie, Florida, one once occupied jointly by Daniels and her ex-husband.

An August 15 foreclosure auction is pending on a home once co-owned by Spoken Word Ministries, Daniels, and her former husband, Ardell Daniels.

The home had been listed for such a sale before, but it didn’t go through.

The Daniels, who shared a ministry for almost two decades before their relationship fell apart while Kim Daniels served on the Jacksonville City Council, lived well.

The parsonage is valued at over $800,000.

All told, Daniels’ net worth is just shy of $595,000, with $34,116 in liabilities including two car notes and department store charge cards.