Florida Files

Officeholders

Ruth Becker-Painter (Ret)

2024 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2025-06-01 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$2,393,000
Income listed$212,684
Real estate$1,298,000
Debts listed$748,000
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Investments & retirement 96% $204,884 · State of Fl Retirement System, Social Security
  • Other / unclassified 4% $7,800 · New York Life, State of Fl

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $2,393,000; listed items add up to $2,698,000

Reported net worth: $2,393,000. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $2,698,000. The difference matches the household goods, which the filer may have left out of net worth.

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.”2024 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

76% of listed income ($161,739) comes from State of Fl Retirement System

Listed income totals $212,684 from 4 sources. The largest is classed as investments & retirement.

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”2024 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $2,393,000 — 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”2024 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Real estate worth $1,298,000 (54% of net worth)

Real estate holdings, as listed.

What to check
  • Look the parcels up with the county property appraiser: land use (vacant or improved), assessed value and when they were bought.
  • Check whether any listed liability is a mortgage on these properties.

Rule: Real estate holdings
“Real property: Identify by providing the street address of the property.”2024 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Where to look next

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Their filings

Other filings by Ruth Becker-Painter (Ret)

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-05-04$2,884,000

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $3,146,000 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $748,000 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $212,684 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
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
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