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Lori Cotton

2024 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2025-06-29 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$308,250
Income listed$185,325
Real estate$345,000
Debts listed$258,959
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 99% $183,325 · State of Florida
  • Other / unclassified 1% $2,000 · Ocala Civic Theatre

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 1 investment account ($160,971) 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”2024 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $308,250; listed items add up to $318,250

Reported net worth: $308,250. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $318,250. 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.”2024 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

99% of listed income ($183,325) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $185,325 from 2 sources. 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”2024 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Where to look next

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Their filings

Other filings by Lori Cotton

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-06-30$387,924

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $567,209 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $258,959 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $185,325 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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