Florida Files

Officeholders

Lauren Melo

2024 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2025-06-30 · 11 pages (text)

Net worth$3,861,436
Income listed$198,975
Real estate$3,470,0005 properties
Debts listed$276,780
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Real estate 83% $164,960 · Florida's Realty Specialists, Rental Property Income
  • Government & public payroll 15% $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 6

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $3,861,436; listed items add up to $3,864,731

Reported net worth: $3,861,436. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $3,864,731. 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.”2024 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Missing or incomplete

Assets itemized in an attachment on pages 6–10

The form says “see attached” for 1 entry, and this copy includes the attachment (pages 6–10).

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”2024 Form 6 instructions, Attachments ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

Most income is from real estate (83%)

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”2024 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 $3,861,436 — 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”2024 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.”2024 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
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-06-05$3,865,074
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 $3,682,511 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $276,780 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $198,975 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
Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
2026-10-08T14:17:30+00:00
SHA-256
9b2ac4f6cb6074d630b2cc5892991e0040028e3b46b2a4cb0c7973f238c634ad
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6 · p6 attachment · p7 attachment · p8 attachment · p9 other · p10 other · p11 blank
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

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  • 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)