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Officeholders

Donna Howerton

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-06-03 · 5 pages (text)

Net worth$864,354
Income listed$90,272
Real estate$921,0002 properties
Debts listed$272,164
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 58% $52,150 · Eric Zwayer Tax Collector, South Ridge Abstract & Title Co
  • Government & public payroll 42% $38,122 · School Board of Highlands County

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 1 investment account ($32,258) 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”2023 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $864,354; listed items add up to $864,354

Reported net worth: $864,354. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $864,354. 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.”2023 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ 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

Where to look next

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Their filings

Businesses they disclosed

Other filings by Donna Howerton

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-06-17$1,012,457
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-07-09$886,138
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-07-02$723,498

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $1,094,218 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $272,164 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $90,272 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
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