Florida Files

State Senator, District 28

Lauren Melo

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-06-05 · 5 pages (text)

Net worth$3,865,074
Income listed$178,283
Real estate$3,470,0005 properties
Debts listed$263,074
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Real estate 81% $144,267 · Florida's Realty Specialists, Rental Property Income - 545 9th St NW - 3403 Goldie Lane - Full address in secondary income
  • Government & public payroll 17% $29,697 · Florida House State Legislature Salary
  • Investments & retirement 2% $4,318 · Integrity Life Annuity

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 5

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $3,865,074; listed items add up to $3,866,189

Reported net worth: $3,865,074. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $3,866,189. 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

Most income is from real estate (81%)

Sector is inferred from the names of income sources and the businesses they own.

What to check
  • Consider whether decisions in the office sought affect this industry.

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 $3,865,074 — 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 $3,470,000 across 5 properties (90% 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 Lauren Melo

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-30$3,861,436
Form — qualifying copy2026-06-05—

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 $3,687,263 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $263,074 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $178,283 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
Retrieved
2026-10-07T22:34:21+00:00
SHA-256
cc49408299fe03ad47f18e9f72f9fad1be1dee418b311114b92bb276dca9cb04
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 02/18/25 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 02/18/25 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 02/18/25 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 02/19/25 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 06/05/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 06/05/26 — State Partisan Candidate Oath - Party Affiliated (not downloaded)
  • 06/05/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (1p)
  • 06/08/26 — State Partisan Candidate Oath - Party Affiliated (not downloaded)
  • 07/17/25 — Change of Address / Officers (not downloaded)
  • 07/17/25 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 07/17/25 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 07/17/25 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 07/17/25 — Pin/Password Reset Request (not downloaded)
  • 07/21/25 — Response to Treasurer Change (not downloaded)
  • 07/21/25 — Response to Treasurer Change (not downloaded)
  • 07/21/25 — Response to Treasurer Change (not downloaded)
  • 12/10/25 — Change of Address / Officers (not downloaded)