Florida Files

Circuit Judge, Circuit 17, Group 26

John Bowman

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-04-14 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$2,231,386
Income listed$198,867
Real estate$1,008,530
Debts listed$20,000
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 100% $198,867 · State of Florida

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 8

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 1 investment account ($188,897) 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

“Bank account” ($5,000) doesn't name the institution

Intangible assets should name the entity they relate to.

What to check
  • Which bank, company or fund is this?

Rule: Asset without a named institution
“Do not list simply "stocks and bonds" or "bank accounts."”2025 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

“Bonds” ($40,000) doesn't name the institution

Intangible assets should name the entity they relate to.

What to check
  • Which bank, company or fund is this?

Rule: Asset without a named institution
“Do not list simply "stocks and bonds" or "bank accounts."”2025 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

“IRA” ($188,897) doesn't name the institution

Intangible assets should name the entity they relate to.

What to check
  • Which bank, company or fund is this?

Rule: Asset without a named institution
“Do not list simply "stocks and bonds" or "bank accounts."”2025 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $2,231,386; listed items add up to $2,231,386

Reported net worth: $2,231,386. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $2,231,386. 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 ($198,867) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $198,867 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 $2,231,386 — 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

Context Wealth & holdings

Real estate worth $1,008,530 (45% 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.”2025 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ 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 filings

Their campaign

Other filings by John Bowman

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — qualifying copy2026-04-22$2,231,386
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-20$1,942,251

Qualifying copies and annual Commission filings are matched to each other by name.

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $2,166,386 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $20,000 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $198,867 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
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Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
2026-10-07T19:20:40+00:00
SHA-256
a02762ff1e41c2a4def74c29741957b2738ee9a3871fc26265871f48bc321110
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 03/03/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 03/03/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 03/03/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 03/03/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 03/04/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/13/26 — Audit Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/22/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/22/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/22/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (4p)
  • 04/23/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/28/26 — Term Report Notice (not downloaded)
  • 06/24/26 — Audit Final Notice (not downloaded)
  • 07/24/26 — Audit Letter (not downloaded)
  • 08/07/26 — Returned Mail (not downloaded)
  • 08/11/26 — Audit Letter (not downloaded)