Florida Files

Officeholders

William Edward Cowles

2024 Form 6F · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-04-22 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$1,411,370
Income listed$22,301
Real estate$819,0422 properties
Debts listed$382,441
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 100% $22,301 · Orange County Supervisor of Elections

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $1,411,370; listed items add up to $1,417,991

Reported net worth: $1,411,370. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,417,991. 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.”2024 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

100% of listed income ($22,301) comes from Orange County Supervisor of Elections

Listed income totals $22,301 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”2024 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $1,411,370 — 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”2024 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Where to look next

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Their filings

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $1,405,566 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $382,441 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $22,301 listed

Elected to attach federal tax return instead: not read

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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