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Chad G. Chronister

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

Net worth$26,500,000
Income listed$423,605
Real estate$0
Debts listed$0
Worth a look1

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 66% $281,021 · Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
  • Other / unclassified 30% $125,000 · DeBartolo Holdings, LLC
  • Investments & retirement 4% $17,584 · Merrill Lynch

Worth a look 1

Worth a look Unusual reporting

2 entries are withheld entirely ($21,248,410, 80% of net worth)

In the public copy, the whole description of 2 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.

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 4

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 1 investment account ($366,180) 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 $26,500,000; listed items add up to $26,340,750

Reported net worth: $26,500,000. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $26,340,750. 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

66% of listed income ($281,021) comes from Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office

Listed income totals $423,605 from 3 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 $26,500,000 — very wealthy 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

Some of what this filing reports stands out. 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

Businesses they disclosed

Other filings by Chad G. Chronister

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-09$27,000,000

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $25,465,750 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $0 listed

Reported as “N/A”.

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $423,605 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
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Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
2026-10-07T20:31:00+00:00
SHA-256
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Pages
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Extraction
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