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John Marshall Kest

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-05-12 · 24 pages (text)

Amended. The filer later corrected this filing with a Form 6X. The figures used across this site come from the filing as amended; this page shows the original as filed.

Net worth$6,778,079
Income listedtax return
Real estate$73,384
Debts listed$142,813
Worth a look0

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 3 investment accounts ($240,470) 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 $6,778,079; listed items add up to $4,726,909

Reported net worth: $6,778,079. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $4,726,909. A difference is normal: net worth also counts assets and debts that aren't listed individually (items under $1,000, credit cards, taxes), and the instructions say subtracting listed liabilities from listed assets won't give an accurate figure in most cases.

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 Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $6,778,079 — a multimillionaire 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 John Marshall Kest

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6X — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-05-13$6,778,0791
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-05$6,811,3931

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $4,464,222 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $142,813 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $0 listed

Elected to attach federal tax return instead:

Primary sources

SourceAddressAmount

Secondary sources (major customers of businesses owned)

Interests in specified businesses

Reported as “N/A”.

Signature

Signed by
Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
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