Florida Files

Circuit Judge, Circuit 9, Group 36

Keith Carsten

2025 Form 6 · qualifying copy filed with the Division of Elections · received 2026-04-08 · 4 pages (scanned, read by OCR)

Net worth$1,046,422
Income listed$211,217
Real estate$0
Debts listed$299,147
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 100% $211,217 · Judicial Salary, Gibson Family Trust, Florida State Guard

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 5

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 4 investment accounts ($233,908) 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”2025 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $1,046,422; listed items add up to $1,021,104

Reported net worth: $1,046,422. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,021,104. 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.”2025 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

95% of listed income ($200,836) comes from Judicial Salary

Listed income totals $211,217 from 3 sources. 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”2025 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

Earns from 3 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 $1,046,422 — 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”2025 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

Their campaign

Other filings by Keith Carsten

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-04-02$1,046,422
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-26$955,225

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

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $1,230,251 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $299,147 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $211,217 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
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Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
2026-10-07T18:41:24+00:00
SHA-256
986dd64d0ec7d73cc43397c561b664d952c093fb33e8a4a9eb6b7c8e5790f742
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 2 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 04/06/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/06/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 04/06/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/08/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 04/08/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/08/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (4p)
  • 04/08/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/08/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 04/08/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/10/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/10/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/28/26 — Term Report Notice (not downloaded)