Florida Files

Officeholders

John O McGowan

2025 Form 6F · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-06-17 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$1,646,165
Income listed$196,898
Real estate$0
Debts listed$435,269
Worth a look1

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 100% $196,898 · State of Florida

Worth a look 1

Worth a look Unusual reporting

1 entry is withheld entirely ($1,008,000, 61% of net worth)

In the public copy, the whole description of 1 asset entry is redacted, so the public can't tell what it is. Partial redactions (an account number, or an exempt official's home address next to a named item) are common; this is the whole entry.

What to check
  • Compare with the filer's other filings, which may describe the same items.
  • The Commission on Ethics holds the unredacted filing.

Rule: Entries withheld entirely
“Describe, and state the value of, each asset you had on the reporting date”2025 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $1,646,165; listed items add up to $1,646,165

Reported net worth: $1,646,165. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,646,165. 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 ($196,898) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $196,898 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

Context Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $1,646,165 — 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

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Their filings

Other filings by John O McGowan

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-10$1,245,032

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $2,056,434 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $435,269 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $196,898 listed

Elected to attach federal tax return instead: not read

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
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Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
2026-10-07T19:42:10+00:00
SHA-256
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
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