Florida Files

Circuit Judge, Circuit 16, Group 4

Bonnie Helms

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-04-13 · 16 pages (text)

Net worth$1,241,118
Income listed$175,915
Real estate$1,620,0002 properties
Debts listed$891,464
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 89% $155,928 · State of Florida
  • Other / unclassified 9% $15,000 · Trustee Compensation-Bonnie L. Helms Living Trust, See Attached
  • Investments & retirement 3% $4,987 · UBS Qualified Dividends, UBS Capital Gains Investments

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 7

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 2 investment accounts ($69,452) 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 $1,241,118; listed items add up to $1,316,107

Reported net worth: $1,241,118. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,316,107. The difference matches the household goods, which the filer may have left out of net worth. 1 listed item(s) have no amount, so the comparison is incomplete.

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 Missing or incomplete

Assets itemized in an attachment on pages 6–16

The form says “see attached” for 1 entry, and this copy includes the attachment (pages 6–16).

What to check
  • Open the attachment page to see the individual holdings behind each total.
Rule: Itemized in an attachment
“A filer may include and submit attachments or other supporting documentation when filing”2025 Form 6 instructions, Attachments ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

89% of listed income ($155,928) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $175,915 from 5 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 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 $1,241,118 — 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 $1,620,000 across 2 properties (131% 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

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

Their campaign

Other filings by Bonnie Helms

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-02$1,148,438
Form — qualifying copy2026-04-17—

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 $2,187,571 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $891,464 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $175,915 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
2026-10-07T20:31:08+00:00
SHA-256
85de9c184d9eba78c53ae4f983b2033ea25436eb64a879db8a516cfbac4db2d0
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6 · p6 attachment · p7 attachment · p8 attachment · p9 attachment · p10 attachment · p11 attachment · p12 attachment · p13 attachment · p14 attachment · p15 other · p16 attachment
Extraction
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Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 02/13/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 02/13/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 02/13/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 02/18/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 03/24/26 — Letter regarding Petition Certification (not downloaded)
  • 04/17/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/17/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (2p)
  • 04/17/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/28/26 — Term Report Notice (not downloaded)