Florida Files

Circuit Judge, Circuit 18, Group 15

Tesha Ballou

2025 Form 6 · qualifying copy filed with the Division of Elections · received 2026-04-17 · 6 pages (scanned, read by OCR)

Net worth$1,020,509
Income listed$212,530
Real estate$535,000
Debts listed$253,527
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 94% $198,867 · State of Florida
  • Banking, mortgage & lending 6% $13,663 · Synchrony Bank, Community Credit Union Florida

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $1,020,509; listed items add up to $1,028,830

Reported net worth: $1,020,509. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,028,830. 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

94% of listed income ($198,867) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $212,530 from 3 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 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 $1,020,509 — 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 Tesha Ballou

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-04-09$1,020,509
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-05$877,947

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 $1,142,357 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $253,527 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $212,530 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
2026-10-07T18:32:17+00:00
SHA-256
d04575994a1405487dc66c5f52d9ec09825286815ccb71d0bbb1f14f352ea449
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 efiling_receipt · p6 other
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 1 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 04/10/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 04/10/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 04/10/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/10/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 04/13/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/17/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/17/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/17/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/17/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 04/17/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (6p)
  • 04/28/26 — Term Report Notice (not downloaded)
  • 05/21/26 — Pin/Password Reset Request (not downloaded)