Florida Files

Officeholders

Melanie Given May

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-05-21 · 5 pages (text)

Net worth$2,430,097
Income listed$278,826
Real estate$900,000
Debts listed$77,794
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 80% $223,318 · State of Florida
  • Investments & retirement 20% $55,508 · State of Florida Pension - Division of Retirement, Social Security

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 1 investment account ($390,983) instead of what's in them

The instructions say the investments held in a brokerage account or IRA are the assets to report — not the account itself. As listed, the public can't see what the filer is invested in.

What to check
  • Which companies or funds are in these accounts? Holdings matter for conflicts of interest.

Rule: Accounts listed instead of investments
“Note that the product contained in a brokerage account, IRA, or the Florida College Investment Plan, is your asset”2025 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $2,430,097; listed items add up to $2,430,097

Reported net worth: $2,430,097. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $2,430,097. 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.”2025 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

80% of listed income ($223,318) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $278,826 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”2025 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $2,430,097 — 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

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 Melanie Given May

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-05-19$2,053,101

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $2,362,891 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $77,794 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $278,826 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
2026-10-07T18:49:45+00:00
SHA-256
ccad4c80c72fa4835d90e7597d959c779df1c4eb3941cd5aef911de8992da7c0
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence