Florida Files

State Representative, District 10

Merrillee Malwitz Jipson

2025 Form 6 · qualifying copy filed with the Division of Elections · received 2026-06-12 · 6 pages (scanned, read by OCR)

Net worth$9,361,436
Income listed$0
Real estate$635,6122 properties
Debts listed$252,325
Worth a look0

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $9,361,436; listed items add up to $671,860

Reported net worth: $9,361,436. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $671,860. A difference is normal: net worth also counts assets and debts that aren't listed individually (items under $1,000, credit cards, taxes), and the instructions say subtracting listed liabilities from listed assets won't give an accurate figure in most cases. 1 listed item(s) have no amount, so the comparison is incomplete.

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 Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $9,361,436 — 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

Context Wealth & holdings

Lists 1 business under “Interests in Specified Businesses” and owns more than 5% of it

Listed under “Interests in Specified Businesses”: Rum 138, llc. That section covers banks, insurers, mortgage and small-loan companies, utilities, alcohol licensees, pari-mutuels and holders of city or county franchises — industries where officials' interests are disclosed separately.

What to check
  • Check whether the office sought oversees or contracts with these industries.
  • Look the businesses up on Sunbiz for officers and registered agents.

Rule: Stakes in closely regulated businesses
“The types of businesses covered in this section include: state and federally chartered banks”2025 Form 6 instructions, Interests in Specified Businesses ✓ 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

Businesses they disclosed

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $904,384 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $252,325 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $0 listed

Elected to attach federal tax return instead:

Primary sources

SourceAddressAmount

Secondary sources (major customers of businesses owned)

Interests in specified businesses

#1 Name
Address
Activity
Position
Owns > 5%
Nature of ownership

Signature

Signed by
Date

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
2026-10-07T19:15:37+00:00
SHA-256
32de7cdc96560a1a1dba346507a5d1db08f1d6751948c88c7f906d347b393b0f
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6 · p6 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 1 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 05/13/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 05/13/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 05/14/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 06/10/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 06/10/26 — State Partisan Candidate Oath - Party Affiliated (not downloaded)
  • 06/11/26 — Audit Letter (not downloaded)
  • 06/12/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (6p)
  • 06/12/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 06/12/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 06/16/26 — Miscellaneous (not downloaded)
  • 07/16/26 — Audit Letter (not downloaded)
  • 07/20/26 — Audit Letter (not downloaded)
  • 07/20/26 — Response to Treasurer Change (not downloaded)
  • 08/17/26 — Audit Letter (not downloaded)
  • 08/20/26 — Response to Audit Letter (not downloaded)
  • 08/24/26 — Response to Audit Letter (not downloaded)
  • 08/24/26 — Response to Audit Letter (not downloaded)
  • 08/24/26 — Response to Audit Letter (not downloaded)