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Officeholders

Richard Leslie Hersch

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-04-20 · 30 pages (text)

Net worth$7,214,395
Income listed$334,580
Real estate$2,250,000
Debts listed$0
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 59% $197,975 · State of Florida
  • Other / unclassified 25% $85,000 · Patrice A. Talisman Irrevocable Trust
  • Investments & retirement 15% $51,605 · Social Security

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 5

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 2 investment accounts ($2,263,937) 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

Net worth $7,214,395; listed items add up to $6,932,321

Reported net worth: $7,214,395. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $6,932,321. They roughly agree. 1 listed item(s) have no amount, so the comparison is incomplete.

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 Missing or incomplete

$4,555,815 of assets itemized in an attachment on pages 5–30 — the totals match

The form says “see attached” for 5 entries, and this copy includes the attachment (pages 5–30). Beneficial interest in Patrice A. Talisman Irrevocable Trust, See Attachement A — $2,056,787: matches “Portfolio Total $2,056,786.85 $1,101,905.90 $59,417.89” (page 11); Roth Ira, See Attachment B — $499,239: matches “$559,234.89 $499,239.45 Ending Balance $561,090.37 $561,090.37” (page 22); IRA Account, See Attachment B — $1,764,698: matches “$1,978,361.57 $1,764,697.70 Ending Balance $1,984,920.59 $1,984,920.59” (page 15); Cash position, See Attachment C — $17,122: matches “First Horizon Account: $17,121.66” (page 28); Balance DROP account, See Attachment C — $217,969: matches “DROP Account $217,969.17” (page 28).

What to check
  • Open the attachment page to see the individual holdings behind each total.

Rule: Itemized in an attachment
“A filer may include and submit attachments or other supporting documentation when filing”2025 Form 6 instructions, Attachments ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $7,214,395 — a multimillionaire 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 $2,250,000 (31% 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

Other filings by Richard Leslie Hersch

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-04$6,548,655

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $6,832,321 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $0 listed

Reported as “N/A”.

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $334,580 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
2026-10-07T20:09:32+00:00
SHA-256
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