Florida Files

Officeholders

Steven Hickox

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-07-09 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$107,000
Income listed$149,000
Real estate$1,050,0002 properties
Debts listed$166,946
Worth a look1

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 77% $114,000 · Copy Life Inc
  • Government & public payroll 23% $35,000 · DeSoto County BOCC

Worth a look 1

Worth a look Unusual reporting

Net worth fell from $453,600 (2024) to $107,000 (2025) — 4.2×

This 2025 filing reports $107,000; the same person's 2024 filing reported $453,600, a change of $346,600 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 5

Context Unusual reporting

“Bank Account” ($35,000) 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

All 5 asset values are round numbers

Every listed asset is valued in round thousands, which suggests estimates rather than statements or appraisals. That's allowed, but it makes the totals less precise.

What to check
  • Are bank or brokerage balances (which are exact) rounded too?

Rule: All values are round numbers

How this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $107,000; listed items add up to $1,528,054

Reported net worth: $107,000. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,528,054. 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

77% of listed income ($114,000) comes from Copy Life Inc

Listed income totals $149,000 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

Real estate worth $1,050,000 across 2 properties (981% 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

Some of what this filing reports stands out. 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

Businesses they disclosed

Other filings by Steven Hickox

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-19$453,600

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $1,685,000 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $166,946 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $149,000 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
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