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Officeholders

Dedee S. Costello

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-05-07 · 5 pages (text)

Net worth$1,447,403
Income listed$239,073
Real estate$0
Debts listed$0
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Investments & retirement 93% $223,273 · State of Florida FRS Retirement, Social Security Adminstration, IRA distribution
  • Government & public payroll 7% $15,800 · State of Florida Senior Judge Earnings

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $1,447,403; listed items add up to $1,463,150

Reported net worth: $1,447,403. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,463,150. 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

70% of listed income ($166,937) comes from State of Florida FRS Retirement

Listed income totals $239,073 from 4 sources. The largest is classed as investments & retirement.

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 $1,447,403 — 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

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Their filings

Other filings by Dedee S. Costello

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-05-05$1,314,577

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $1,353,150 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $0 listed

Reported as “N/A”.

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $239,073 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
2026-10-07T18:46:42+00:00
SHA-256
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence