Florida Files

Circuit Judge, Circuit 9, Group 31

Steve Kerestes

2025 Form 6 · qualifying copy filed with the Division of Elections · received 2026-04-20 · 4 pages (scanned, read by OCR)

Net worth$659,488
Income listed$110,167
Real estate$450,000
Debts listed$59,855
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 100% $110,167 · State of Florida

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 1 investment account ($42,993) 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 $659,488; listed items add up to $659,488

Reported net worth: $659,488. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $659,488. 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

100% of listed income ($110,167) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $110,167 from 1 source. 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

Where to look next

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Their campaign

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $670,843 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $59,855 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $110,167 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
2026-10-07T19:09:25+00:00
SHA-256
363d2c9b460e3b288639802bc5b1aa88b10db5840c74dd9106cbc7adb5d7bbac
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 1 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 02/02/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 02/02/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 02/02/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 02/05/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 02/06/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/20/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/20/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/20/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (4p)
  • 04/20/26 — Miscellaneous (not downloaded)
  • 04/21/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 04/21/26 — Check (not downloaded)