Florida Files

Officeholders

Meredith Charbula

2024 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2025-06-30 · 5 pages (text)

Net worth$1,157,020
Income listed$215,532
Real estate$49,000
Debts listed$124,482
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 91% $196,898 · State of Florida Salary
  • Other / unclassified 5% $9,761 · Baytex Energy (Varies Annually)
  • Investments & retirement 4% $8,873 · IRA Distribution (Inherited)(USAA)(annual distribution), Military Retirement (Monthly), USAA CD Interest

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 5

Context Unusual reporting

Lists Leased Vehicle (Honda) separately from the $79,000 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.”2024 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 2 investment accounts ($140,271) 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 $1,157,020; listed items add up to $1,158,520

Reported net worth: $1,157,020. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,158,520. 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

91% of listed income ($196,898) comes from State of Florida Salary

Listed income totals $215,532 from 5 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”2024 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $1,157,020 — 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

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

Their campaign

Other filings by Meredith Charbula

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — qualifying copy2026-04-08$1,237,154
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-03-30$1,237,154

Qualifying copies and annual Commission filings are matched to each other by name.

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $1,204,002 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $124,482 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $215,532 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
Retrieved
2026-10-08T12:17:30+00:00
SHA-256
37f130687e0200f44a3667512b60cac653166596fdc521ef0790f0f3437c97c0
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 01/22/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 01/22/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 01/22/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 01/23/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 03/03/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 03/03/26 — Response to Treasurer Change (not downloaded)
  • 04/08/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/08/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (5p)
  • 04/08/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/08/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/15/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/28/26 — Term Report Notice (not downloaded)