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Jason Bearden

2024 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2025-07-01 · 5 pages (text)

Net worth-$528,502
Income listed$105,581
Real estate$890,000
Debts listed$918,502
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 100% $105,581 · Manatee County Goverment

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth -$528,502; listed items add up to $155,498

Reported net worth: -$528,502. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $155,498. 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.”2024 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

100% of listed income ($105,581) comes from Manatee County Goverment

Listed income totals $105,581 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

Lists 3 businesses under “Interests in Specified Businesses” and owns more than 5% of all of them

Listed under “Interests in Specified Businesses”: Real Biz Solution LLC, Real Estate MKTG Pro LLC, Podcast Studio Hub LLC. That section covers banks, insurers, mortgage and small-loan companies, utilities, alcohol licensees, pari-mutuels and holders of city or county franchises — industries where officials' interests are disclosed separately.

What to check
  • Check whether the office sought oversees or contracts with these industries.
  • Look the businesses up on Sunbiz for officers and registered agents.

Rule: Stakes in closely regulated businesses
“The types of businesses covered in this section include: state and federally chartered banks”2024 Form 6 instructions, Interests in Specified Businesses ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Where to look next

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Their filings

Businesses they disclosed

Other filings by Jason Bearden

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-07-01-$1,073,5791

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $924,000 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $918,502 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $105,581 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

#1 Name
Address
Activity
Position
Owns > 5%
Nature of ownership
#2 Name
Address
Activity
Position
Owns > 5%
Nature of ownership
#3 Name
Address
Activity
Position
Owns > 5%
Nature of ownership

Signature

Signed by
Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
2026-10-08T14:40:21+00:00
SHA-256
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6
Extraction
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