Florida Files

State Representative, District 65

Ben Braver

2025 Form 6 · qualifying copy filed with the Division of Elections · received 2026-06-10 · 4 pages (scanned, read by OCR)

Net worth$4,263
Income listed$40,000
Real estate$0
Debts listed$27,224
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 100% $40,000 · Hillsborough Caunty Public Schools, Hillsbofough:CountyPublic Schools.

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 1 investment account ($11,875) 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 $4,263; listed items add up to -$9,349

Reported net worth: $4,263. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = -$9,349. Net worth roughly equals the listed assets before debts — the debts may not have been subtracted.

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

Most income is from government & public payroll (100%)

Sector is inferred from the names of income sources and the businesses they own.

What to check
  • Consider whether decisions in the office sought affect this industry.

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

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 campaign

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $11,875 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $27,224 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $40,000 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

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
2026-10-07T18:37:36+00:00
SHA-256
7bb0c4863bfcd4357fbe1bd6237c031fe3680aaff12b53891933359dd8f11575
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 5 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 03/17/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 03/17/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 03/18/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 06/10/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 06/10/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (4p)
  • 06/10/26 — State Partisan Candidate Oath - Party Affiliated (not downloaded)
  • 06/11/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)