Florida Files

Public Defender, Circuit 20

Kathleen Smith

2025 Form 6 · qualifying copy filed with the Division of Elections · received 2026-04-07 · 10 pages (scanned, read by OCR)

Net worth$5,967,403
Income listed$284,163
Real estate$491,845
Debts listed$0
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 77% $219,603 · State of Florida
  • Other / unclassified 16% $44,647 · IWB etf, IVV etf, FLCSX, FBALX, FZDXX, JATTX, FDIVX, PONAX, FOCPX, DODFX, PRGSX, TSWIX, MISIX
  • Real estate 7% $19,913 · 50% of the Rental income, 50% of the Rental income

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $5,967,403; listed items add up to $5,833,252

Reported net worth: $5,967,403. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $5,833,252. 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

77% of listed income ($219,603) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $284,163 from 16 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”2025 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

Earns from 16 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 $5,967,403 — a multimillionaire 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 Kathleen Smith

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-03-22$5,967,403
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-28$5,135,372

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 $5,774,728 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $0 listed

Reported as “N/A”.

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $284,163 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
2026-10-07T19:36:49+00:00
SHA-256
8a75510dfcc8bf2f80ecbe7f3f76b6777a16f1385483380ed434d5cb66ce959e
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6 · p6 form6 · p7 form6 · p8 form6 · p9 form6 · p10 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 28 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 01/21/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 01/21/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 01/22/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/07/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/07/26 — State Partisan Candidate Oath - Party Affiliated (not downloaded)
  • 04/07/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (10p)
  • 04/07/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 04/28/26 — Term Report Notice (not downloaded)