Florida Files

State Senator, District 14

Jay Collins

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-06-10 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$1,806,915
Income listed$321,018
Real estate$1,968,0002 properties
Debts listed$286,217
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 50% $161,721 · Operation BBQ Relief
  • Investments & retirement 28% $91,414 · Military Retirement, Veterans Affairs Retirement
  • Government & public payroll 21% $67,883 · State of Florida, Florida Senate

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 6

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 1 investment account ($74,770) 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

“Savings” ($14,412) 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 $1,806,915; listed items add up to $2,003,207

Reported net worth: $1,806,915. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $2,003,207. The difference matches the household goods, which the filer may have left out of net worth.

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

Earns from 3 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 $1,806,915 — 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 $1,968,000 across 2 properties (109% 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 Jay Collins

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-30$1,945,807
Form — qualifying copy2026-06-11—
Form — qualifying copy2026-06-10—

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 $2,089,424 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $286,217 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $321,018 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
2026-10-08T00:05:12+00:00
SHA-256
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
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