Florida Files

Officeholders

Michael Shawn Kohler

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-05-23 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$2,378,576
Income listed$289,287
Real estate$907,0002 properties
Debts listed$114,990
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 65% $187,449 · DFAS/VA
  • Government & public payroll 35% $101,838 · Escambia County

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 2019 Chevy Crew Cab LTZ Diesel Truck, House Hold Goods Furniture, Jewelry, Firearms, Art... separately from the $120,000 household-goods total

Personal vehicles, jewelry, art and furnishings can be reported in the household-goods lump sum or itemized. Net worth doesn't appear to count them twice.

What to check
  • No action needed unless the lump sum also includes these items.

Rule: Household items listed twice
“Describe, and state the value of, each asset you had on the reporting date you selected for your net worth, if the asset was worth more than $1,000 and if you have not already included that asset in the aggregate value of your household goods and personal effects.”2025 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $2,378,576; listed items add up to $2,498,576

Reported net worth: $2,378,576. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $2,498,576. Net worth roughly equals the listed assets before debts — the debts may not have been subtracted.

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

65% of listed income ($187,449) comes from DFAS/VA

Listed income totals $289,287 from 2 sources. The largest is classed as other / unclassified.

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 $2,378,576 — 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

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Their filings

Other filings by Michael Shawn Kohler

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-22$2,002,260

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $2,493,566 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $114,990 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $289,287 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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