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Joseph Brian Hooten

2024 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2025-06-25 · 5 pages (text)

Net worth$3,739,493
Income listed$158,340
Real estate$765,0002 properties
Debts listed$547,367
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 97% $152,940 · Sumter County Property Appraiser
  • Real estate 3% $5,400 · Rental home (1/2 int.)

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $3,739,493; listed items add up to $3,726,333

Reported net worth: $3,739,493. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $3,726,333. 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

97% of listed income ($152,940) comes from Sumter County Property Appraiser

Listed income totals $158,340 from 2 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 $3,739,493 — 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

Other filings by Joseph Brian Hooten

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-06-24$5,294,296

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $3,976,200 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $547,367 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Income $158,340 listed

Elected to attach federal tax return instead:

Primary sources

SourceAddressAmount

Secondary sources (major customers of businesses owned)

Interests in specified businesses

Reported as “N/A”.

Signature

Signed by
Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
2026-10-08T13:21:30+00:00
SHA-256
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence