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Officeholders

Sara Carter

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-04-20 · 22 pages (text)

Net worth$5,822,000
Income listed$237,538
Real estate$3,807,50023 properties
Debts listed$233,497
Worth a look1

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 80% $189,755 · State of Florida (salary)
  • Other / unclassified 20% $47,783 · Ashley Joyce, Ed Bennett, American Towers, LLC, Putnal Premium Pinestraw

Worth a look 1

Worth a look Unusual reporting

3 entries are withheld entirely ($1,310,000, 23% of net worth)

In the public copy, the whole description of 3 asset entries is redacted, so the public can't tell what they are. Partial redactions (an account number, or an exempt official's home address next to a named item) are common; this is the whole entry. The filer holds a position (County Judge) listed in s. 119.071, F.S., whose home address or other information the Commission keeps confidential on request, so these redactions may be lawful — though several whole entries go beyond a home address.

What to check
  • Compare with the filer's other filings, which may describe the same items.
  • The Commission on Ethics holds the unredacted filing.

Rule: Entries withheld entirely
“Describe, and state the value of, each asset you had on the reporting date”2025 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context 6

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $5,822,000; listed items add up to $5,928,569

Reported net worth: $5,822,000. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $5,928,569. They roughly agree. 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

$275,798 of assets itemized in an attachment on pages 6–18, 20, 22 — each entry is accounted for there

The form says “see attached” for 4 entries, and this copy includes the attachment (pages 6–18, 20, 22). Corebridge Deferred Compensation Account (see attached) — $64,053: matches “Total Hybrid $62,677.00 $3,320.70 $0.00 $1,044.87 $64,052.89 100%” (page 9); Ameriprise Brokerage Account (see attached) — $163,981: matches “Ending value $166,591.49 $166,591.49 $120,000” (page 13) — within $2,611, likely rounding; Florida Prepaid College Fund ({REDACTED} {REDACTED} (see attached) — $24,115: matches “TOTAL $0.00 $24,114.06 $24,114.66 $0.00” (page 7); Florida Prepaid College Fund ({REDACTED}) (see attached) — $23,650: matches “TOTAL $0.00 $23,649.83 $23,649.83 $0.00” (page 6).

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

80% of listed income ($189,755) comes from State of Florida (salary)

Listed income totals $237,538 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 5 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 $5,822,000 — 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

Context Wealth & holdings

Real estate worth $3,807,500 across 23 properties (65% 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

Businesses they disclosed

Other filings by Sara Carter

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-16$4,031,561

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $6,037,066 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $233,497 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Income $237,538 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
2026-10-07T22:29:22+00:00
SHA-256
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6 · p6 attachment · p7 attachment · p8 attachment · p9 attachment · p10 attachment · p11 other · p12 other · p13 attachment · p14 other · p15 attachment · p16 attachment · p17 attachment · p18 attachment · p19 efiling_receipt · p20 other · p21 other · p22 other
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