Florida Files

Board of County Commissioners, Pinellas County — District 2

Brian Scott

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-05-27 · 12 pages (text)

Net worth$13,312,520
Income listed$374,057
Real estate$1,035,464
Debts listed$0
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 37% $137,815 · Escot Bus Lines, LLC
  • Government & public payroll 33% $122,000 · Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners
  • Investments & retirement 31% $114,242 · Dividend, Cap Wrld Grw Inc, Dividend, Synovus Fin E PFD, Interest Income, Stifel SMRT Rt BK, Dividend, Fed HRM US Trsy Cash 1, Dividend, Blckrck Hlth SCI Opp 1, Dividend, Blackrk Hlth Sci Term II, Dividend, Calamos L/S EQ DYN Inc, Dividend, Carlyle Group Inc, Dividend, FRK FEDL T/F Inc Advs, Dividend, Gabelli Equity Trust Inc, Dividend, JH DSCP Val Mdcp 1, Dividend, MFS Val 1, Dividend, Rivernorth Flex Mun II, Dividend, Truist Finl Corp, Dividend, Vngrd 500 IDX Adml, Dividend, Invesco Trsy Prvt, Dividend, Vngrd Trsy MMKT Invs, Dividend, Blkrck Hlth SCI Opp, Dividend, AMR Cap Wrld Grw Inc, Dividend, CAP World GRW Inc F1, Dividend, Fifth Third, Dividend, CAR Eagle MDCP Grw, Dividend, Income FD of Amer F1, Dividend, Invt Co of Amer A, Dividend, Rivernorth Flex Muni II

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 5

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 25 investment accounts ($402,110) 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 $13,312,520; listed items add up to $14,802,570

Reported net worth: $13,312,520. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $14,802,570. The difference matches the joint and several liabilities (e.g. a mortgage shared with a spouse).

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 Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $13,312,520 — 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

Context Wealth & holdings

Real estate worth $1,035,464 (8% 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

Context Wealth & holdings

Lists 1 business under “Interests in Specified Businesses”

Listed under “Interests in Specified Businesses”: TRAX Insurance, Ltd.. That section covers banks, insurers, mortgage and small-loan companies, utilities, alcohol licensees, pari-mutuels and holders of city or county franchises — industries where officials' interests are disclosed separately.

What to check
  • Check whether the office sought oversees or contracts with these industries.
  • Look the businesses up on Sunbiz for officers and registered agents.

Rule: Stakes in closely regulated businesses
“The types of businesses covered in this section include: state and federally chartered banks”2025 Form 6 instructions, Interests in Specified Businesses ✓ 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

Their campaign

Businesses they disclosed

Other filings by Brian Scott

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-28$11,710,065

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $14,652,570 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $0 listed

Reported as “N/A”.

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Income $374,057 listed

Elected to attach federal tax return instead:

Primary sources

SourceAddressAmount

Secondary sources (major customers of businesses owned)

Interests in specified businesses

#1 Name
Address
Activity
Position
Owns > 5%
Nature of ownership

Signature

Signed by
Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
2026-10-07T20:11:12+00:00
SHA-256
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6 · p6 form6 · p7 form6 · p8 form6 · p9 form6 · p10 form6 · p11 form6 · p12 form6
Extraction
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