Florida Files

Circuit Judge, Circuit 19, Group 10

Laurie Buchanan

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-04-14 · 5 pages (text)

Net worth$1,622,251
Income listed$194,725
Real estate$1,500,000
Debts listed$812,332
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 100% $194,725 · State of Florida

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 5

Context Unusual reporting

Lists Household goods separately from the $2,434,583 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.”2025 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $1,622,251; listed items add up to $4,056,834

Reported net worth: $1,622,251. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $4,056,834. 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.”2025 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

100% of listed income ($194,725) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $194,725 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”2025 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $1,622,251 — 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”2025 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Real estate worth $1,500,000 (92% 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.”2025 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Where to look next

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Their filings

Their campaign

Other filings by Laurie Buchanan

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-24$1,479,353
Form — qualifying copy2026-04-16—

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 $2,434,583 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $812,332 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $194,725 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
2026-10-07T20:32:44+00:00
SHA-256
3729410bea28d65bc7595be6b69e566e97a3b2f7fca33938a56de9f6a8ff9b45
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

  • 04/10/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/10/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/10/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 04/10/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 04/13/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/16/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/16/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (2p)
  • 04/16/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/28/26 — Term Report Notice (not downloaded)