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Joseph Brian Hooten

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-06-24 · 5 pages (text)

Net worth$5,294,296
Income listed$169,725
Real estate$140,000
Debts listed$201,150
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 97% $164,325 · Sumter County Property Appraiser
  • Real estate 3% $5,400 · Rental home (1/2 int.)

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $5,294,296; listed items add up to $5,341,296

Reported net worth: $5,294,296. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $5,341,296. 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

97% of listed income ($164,325) comes from Sumter County Property Appraiser

Listed income totals $169,725 from 2 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 Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $5,294,296 — 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 Joseph Brian Hooten

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-25$3,739,493

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $5,422,446 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $201,150 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Income $169,725 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
2026-10-07T20:18:06+00:00
SHA-256
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6
Extraction
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