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John Thomas Brown

2022 Form 6X · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2025-05-05 · 4 pages (text)

Amendment. It restates net worth, liabilities, joint and several liabilities and secondary sources of income. Assets, income and interests in specified businesses weren't amended, so they're shown as originally filed in the Form 6X received 2024-05-30; click those values to open it.

Net worth$3,807,135
Income listed$270,816
Real estate$2,896,23412 properties
Debts listed$0
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 61% $165,972 · State of Florida - Judgeship
  • Other / unclassified 20% $54,649 · Louise S. Brooks Trust 39,000 + 5,700 F/B/O Margaret B. Brown, 50% of Suites A & E Midbay Office (net), Boat - Auer Marine
  • Real estate 15% $41,670 · Net Income from 20.66% of all Brown, Brown & Brown real estate
  • Investments & retirement 3% $8,525 · 1/8 interest in ownership of Mariner Plaza located on Eglin Prkway (net), Interest Income/Dividends Taxable interest Dividends/Interest Income

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 7

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 2013 Ford Edge Automobile (SEL) (Kelly Blue Book from a dealer, 801 N. Eglin Parkway, Fort Walton Beach (Used cars - tenant Bayview S/D) 20.66% separately from the $50,000 household-goods total

Personal vehicles, jewelry, art and furnishings can be reported in the household-goods lump sum or itemized. Net worth doesn't appear to count them twice.

What to check
  • No action needed unless the lump sum also includes these items.

Rule: Household items listed twice
“Describe, and state the value of, each asset you had on the reporting date you selected for your net worth, if the asset was worth more than $1,000 and if you have not already included that asset in the aggregate value of your household goods and personal effects.”2022 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $3,807,135; listed items add up to $3,969,127

Reported net worth: $3,807,135. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $3,969,127. 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.”2022 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

61% of listed income ($165,972) comes from State of Florida - Judgeship

Listed income totals $270,816 from 7 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”2022 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

Earns from 5 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 $3,807,135 — 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”2022 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Real estate worth $2,896,234 across 12 properties (76% 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.”2022 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Lists 2 businesses under “Interests in Specified Businesses” and owns more than 5% of 1

Listed under “Interests in Specified Businesses”: Peach Milkshake, LLC, Midbay Owners Associatin. 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”2022 Form 6 instructions, Interests in Specified Businesses ✓ 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

Businesses they disclosed

Other filings by John Thomas Brown

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-04-30$4,611,903
2024 Form 6X — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-05-29$4,452,703
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics) · amended later2025-04-27$4,471,004
2023 Form 6X — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-05-05$4,330,031
2023 Form 6X — annual (Commission on Ethics) · amended later2024-05-30$4,158,233
2023 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics) · amended later2024-04-25$4,407,845
2022 Form 6X — annual (Commission on Ethics) · amended later2024-05-30$3,469,903
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics) · amended later2023-05-04$3,719,515

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)
$50,000

Assets over $1,000 $3,919,127 listed

DescriptionValue
Beal Street Commercial vacant lot Pinehurst S/D Lot 9, Block 2$113,950
1/8 interest in ownership of Mariner Plaza located on Eglin Parkway (subject to 1961 - 99 year lease) (10 x 2022 year gross income $7,016)$70,160
20.66% interest in the following (Below $ is the 20.66% value: Dauphin Island, AL unimproved lot (Mobile County) (100% = 59,700)$12,334
116 NE Eglin Parkway, Fort Walton Beach Buffalo Reef Restaurant - tenant - Oakridge Portion of lots 5 thru 7 20.66%$89,598
20.66% - 25 NE Beal Parkway, Fort Walton Beach (AmSouth Bank - tenant - N. Hill Gardens Land value only lots 2 thru 11 - 1,004,938$207,426
437 N. Eglin Parkway, Fort Walton Beach (Hodges Lumber - tenant - Bayview lot 3) 20.66%$54,956
1/2 interest in Suites A & F Midbay Exec. Condo. Hwy 98, Destin, Florida$395,750
2013 Ford Edge Automobile (SEL) (Kelly Blue Book from a dealer$12,271
cash Merrill Lynch Accounts$249,612
Home (lot and construction contract price)$1,738,114
343 Hwy 98, Destin, Florida - 20.66%$88,747
801 N. Eglin Parkway, Fort Walton Beach (Used cars - tenant Bayview S/D) 20.66%$100,447
Auer Marine lots on Walter Martin Road/And Shell Avenue in Fort Walton Beach (N. Hill Gardens lots 3 to 7, 10 and lots 1 to 5 Blk 8 and S24ft of lot 7 and 1/2 vacated 25 ft alley) 20.66%$90,476
Wildwood Park Lot 28$2,218
Wildwood Park Lot 29$2,218
other Life insurance Net Accumulated Values: Northwestern Mutual ( {REDACTED})$220,710
cash 20.66% 20.66% of 3 B's Bank Account(100%= 35,338)$7,301
other Life Insurance Policy Mother's & Father's Policy No.: {REDACTED}"Net Cash Value" 50% of $150,000.$75,000
cash FNB&T checking (16,958) and MM account (7,811.00) MM account (11,988.00)$36,757
cash MidBay Bank Account (50%) (100% = 58,872)$29,436
other Mother's only Policy No.: {REDACTED}"Net Cash Surrender Value" (as of 6/13/22) ($108,860.00 x 50%)$54,430
20.66% Peach Milkshake LLC Checking account$1,301
122, 124, 126 and 128 Eglin Parkway Fort Walton Beach, Florida (Peach Milkshake LLC - Oakridge lots 4, 5, 6)$16,303
cash Merrill Lynch Accounts$249,612

Liabilities over $1,000 $0 listed

Reported as “N/A”.

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $270,816 listed

Elected to attach federal tax return instead: not read

Primary sources

SourceAddressAmount
1/8 interest in ownership of Mariner Plaza located on Eglin Prkway (net)1/8 Interest in ownership of Mariner Plaza located on Eglin Parkway (net)$7,016
Net Income from 20.66% of all Brown, Brown & Brown real estateNet income from 20.66% of all Brown, Brown and Brown real estate$41,670
Louise S. Brooks Trust 39,000 + 5,700 F/B/O Margaret B. BrownLouise S. Brooks Trust F/B/O Margaret B. Brown$15,464
Interest Income/Dividends Taxable interest Dividends/Interest IncomeInterest income; Dividends Taxable Interest Dividends/Interest Income$1,509
50% of Suites A & E Midbay Office (net)50% of Suites A & E Midbay Office (net)$34,973
State of Florida - JudgeshipState of Florida - Judgeshiop$165,972
Boat - Auer MarineBoat - Auer Marine$4,212

Secondary sources (major customers of businesses owned)

Interests in specified businesses

#1 Name
Peach Milkshake, LLC
Address
Fort Walton Beach
Activity
real estate rental
Position
Owner
Owns > 5%
Yes
Nature of ownership
22.66%
#2 Name
Midbay Owners Associatin
Address
non profit
Activity
Real Estate rental
Position
Secretary
Owns > 5%
No
Nature of ownership
Owner of units.

Companies on the state register

Companies this filing names, as the Division of Corporations lists them. Their role is shown when the filer is an officer or registered agent. A company matched by name only is shown just when it's active. How these are matched

CompanyNamed asState recordTheir role
PEACH MILKSHAKE, LLCAssetActive
formed 2022 · last annual report 2026
matched by name

Signature

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Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
2026-10-11T01:14:55+00:00
SHA-256
48c967ee7b539076c9bd5e789183ad4fe658b952986cb0bd837b587122d8a006
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 1 value(s) below 80% confidence