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Officeholders

Melisa Watts Giovannelli

2024 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2025-06-30 · 38 pages (text)

Net worth$1,364,377
Income listed$74,551
Real estate$1,155,0006 properties
Debts listed$1,200
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 67% $49,664 · Lee County School Board
  • Real estate 33% $24,887 · Barclays Real Estate Group
  • Other / unclassified 0% $0 · See Attached

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 5

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $1,364,377; listed items add up to $1,661,053

Reported net worth: $1,364,377. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,661,053. The difference matches the joint and several liabilities (e.g. a mortgage shared with a spouse).

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

67% of listed income ($49,664) comes from Lee County School Board

Listed income totals $74,551 from 3 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 Income & business ties

Earns from 3 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 $1,364,377 — 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 $1,155,000 across 6 properties (85% 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

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Their filings

Businesses they disclosed

Other filings by Melisa Watts Giovannelli

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-06-29$1,299,886

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $1,547,253 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $1,200 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Income $74,551 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
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