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Officeholders

Charles A Hess PhD

2024 Form 6F · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-12-08 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$721,802
Income listed$91,181
Real estate$439,7463 properties
Debts listed$189,610
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Investments & retirement 56% $51,161 · Distribution Thrift Savings Plan, Retirement OPM, Interest Capital One Bank, Social Security
  • Government & public payroll 44% $40,020 · Wakulla County BOCC

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 1 investment account ($32,193) 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”2024 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $721,802; listed items add up to $722,462

Reported net worth: $721,802. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $722,462. 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 Wealth & holdings

Real estate worth $439,746 across 3 properties (61% 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.”2024 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

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Their filings

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $699,872 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $189,610 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $91,181 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
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