Florida Files

Officeholders

Sen Joseph R. Gruters

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-08-19 · 5 pages (text)

Net worth$3,800,000
Income listed$575,357
Real estate$2,337,5004 properties
Debts listed$851,559
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 90% $517,295 · Robinson Gruters & Roberts, Gruters CPA, Republican National Committee
  • Government & public payroll 5% $26,646 · State of Florida
  • Investments & retirement 3% $17,415 · Dividends - Charles Schwab, Stellantis Stock Sale
  • Real estate 2% $14,001 · SJE Real Estate, Rental House - 2301 Cocoanut Ave, Sarasota FL 34285, Rental House

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $3,800,000; listed items add up to $3,832,274

Reported net worth: $3,800,000. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $3,832,274. 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

Earns from 7 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 $3,800,000 — 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 $2,337,500 across 4 properties (62% 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

Other filings by Sen Joseph R. Gruters

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-07-10$2,595,134

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $4,598,833 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $851,559 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $575,357 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
2026-10-07T20:08:13+00:00
SHA-256
32534012c5327a11af51d17d8cbaea4c19762f9ebe5f6600b3dbdac94c9fd429
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence