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Officeholders

Robert T Watson

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-06-19 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$1,510,000
Income listed$209,967
Real estate$500,000
Debts listed$315,000
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 95% $198,867 · State of Florida
  • Law 4% $7,500 · St. Thomas University Law School
  • Real estate 2% $3,600 · parking space rental (2)

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 6

Context Unusual reporting

“bank accounts” ($158,000) 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

“stocks” ($74,000) 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

Net worth $1,510,000; listed items add up to $1,498,200

Reported net worth: $1,510,000. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,498,200. 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

95% of listed income ($198,867) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $209,967 from 3 sources. 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 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 $1,510,000 — 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 Robert T Watson

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-25$1,315,185

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $1,788,200 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $315,000 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $209,967 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
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
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