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Kevin Karnes

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

Net worth-$246,995
Income listed$202,704
Real estate$410,000
Debts listed$421,591
Worth a look1

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 100% $202,704 · Salary from Lee County Clerk of Circuit Court

Worth a look 1

Worth a look Unusual reporting

Net worth fell from $185,690 (2024) to -$246,995 (2025) — 1.3×

This 2025 filing reports -$246,995; the same person's 2024 filing reported $185,690, a change of $432,685 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 3

Context Unusual reporting

Lists Primary Vehicle (GMC) separately from the $50,000 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 -$246,995; listed items add up to $232,230

Reported net worth: -$246,995. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $232,230. A difference is normal: net worth also counts assets and debts that aren't listed individually (items under $1,000, credit cards, taxes), and the instructions say subtracting listed liabilities from listed assets won't give an accurate figure in most cases.

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

100% of listed income ($202,704) comes from Salary from Lee County Clerk of Circuit Court

Listed income totals $202,704 from 1 source. 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

Where to look next

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Their filings

Other filings by Kevin Karnes

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-11$185,690

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $603,821 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $421,591 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $202,704 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
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