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Officeholders

Sen Joseph R. Gruters

2024 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2025-07-10 · 5 pages (text)

Net worth$2,595,134
Income listed$307,146
Real estate$2,337,5004 properties
Debts listed$832,738
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 81% $250,000 · Robinson Gruters & Roberts, Gruters CPA
  • Real estate 9% $28,000 · SJE Real Estate, Rental House - 2301 Cocoanut Ave, Sarasota FL 34285, Rental House
  • Government & public payroll 9% $26,646 · State of Florida
  • Investments & retirement 1% $2,500 · Dividends - Charles Schwab

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $2,595,134; listed items add up to $2,730,114

Reported net worth: $2,595,134. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $2,730,114. The difference matches the household goods, which the filer may have left out of net worth.

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

Earns from 6 separate employers or businesses

Several distinct earned-income sources (excluding investments, retirement and Social Security).

What to check
  • Are any of these sources connected to each other or to the office sought?

Rule: Several earned-income sources

How this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $2,595,134 — 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

Context Wealth & holdings

Real estate worth $2,337,500 across 4 properties (90% 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

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

Other filings by Sen Joseph R. Gruters

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-08-19$3,800,000

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $3,477,852 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $832,738 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $307,146 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
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Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
2026-10-08T13:11:18+00:00
SHA-256
ed2137c644db954e703a87b280adfe01c6daaaea9e9e8f02674952d919fa6b82
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence