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Officeholders

Paul B. Kanarek

2024 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2025-05-24 · 8 pages (text)

Net worth$11,053,631
Income listed$482,852
Real estate$0
Debts listed$12,975
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Investments & retirement 79% $383,193 · Florida Division of Retirement, Social Security, RDM-IRA Mandatory Distribution, Wells Fargo interest income, RDM - Beneficiary Mandatory Distribution, AT&T - dividend, American Express - dividend, Ameriprise Financial - dividend, Apple - dividend, BP-PLC - dividend, Broadcom Inc - dividend, Chevron - dividend, Exxon - dividend, IBM - dividend, JP Morgan Chase - dividend, Eli Lilly Co - dividend, Goldman Sachs Inve - dividend, Microsoft Corp - dividend, Federated Hermes - dividend, Pfizer - dividend, Philip Morris Intl - dividend, Seacoast Bkg Corp - dividend, Sherwin Williams - dividend, Southern Co - dividend, Tractor Supply - dividend, TransAmerica Bond Fund - dividend, Blackrock Muniyeld -dividend, Eaton Vance FLTG - dividend, Citigroup Inc - dividend, Home Depot - dividend, McDonalds - dividend, Qualcom - dividend, Western Asset Municipal - dividend
  • Law 11% $53,215 · Paul B. Kanarek Mediation
  • Other / unclassified 9% $44,944 · MAIK, LLC, Stuart Department Store LLC, MAIK, LLC, Stuart Department Store, LLC
  • Government & public payroll 0% $1,500 · State of Florida - Senior Judge Work

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $11,053,631; listed items add up to $11,037,556

Reported net worth: $11,053,631. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $11,037,556. 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.”2024 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

Earns from 6 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 $11,053,631 — 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”2024 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

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Other filings by Paul B. Kanarek

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-05-12$12,798,415

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $10,850,531 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $12,975 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $482,852 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
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SHA-256
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Pages
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Extraction
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