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Officeholders

John Jay Gontarek

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

Net worth$1,663,060
Income listed$718,721
Real estate$0
Debts listed$321,400
Worth a look1

Where listed income comes from

  • Consulting, lobbying & public affairs 66% $476,018 · Strategy, Inc., (Sale of shares)
  • Government & public payroll 28% $200,832 · State of Florida
  • Investments & retirement 5% $38,265 · Social Security
  • Other / unclassified 1% $3,606 · Southern Company, (Sale of shares), Stag Industrial, Inc., (Sale of Shares)

Worth a look 1

Worth a look Unusual reporting

1 entry is withheld entirely ($800,000, 48% 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 5

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $1,663,060; listed items add up to $1,663,060

Reported net worth: $1,663,060. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,663,060. 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 Unusual reporting

Net worth fell from $2,943,593 (2024) to $1,663,060 (2025) — 1.8×

This 2025 filing reports $1,663,060; the same person's 2024 filing reported $2,943,593, a change of $1,280,533 in 1 year. Inheritances, home values and markets can move net worth a lot, so compare what's listed in each year to see where the change shows up.

What to check
  • Compare the assets listed in each filing: which items are new or much larger?
  • Does listed income explain the change?

Open the 2024 filing to compare →

Rule: Net worth changed sharply between filings
“Report your net worth as of”2025 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

66% of listed income ($476,018) comes from Strategy, Inc., (Sale of shares)

Listed income totals $718,721 from 5 sources. The largest is classed as consulting, lobbying & public affairs.

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 Income & business ties

Earns from 4 separate employers or businesses

Several distinct earned-income sources (excluding investments, retirement and Social Security).

What to check
  • Are any of these sources connected to each other or to the office sought?

Rule: Several earned-income sources

How this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $1,663,060 — 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

Some of what this filing reports stands out. 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

Businesses they disclosed

Other filings by John Jay Gontarek

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6X — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-05-11$2,943,5931
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics) · amended later2025-05-01$2,943,5931

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $1,972,460 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $321,400 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $718,721 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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