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Officeholders

Darren Steele

2022 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2023-05-25 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$483,052
Income listed$167,426
Real estate$695,300
Debts listed$334,195
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 92% $153,377 · State of Florida
  • Other / unclassified 8% $14,049 · Indian River State College

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Lists Vehicles separately from the $8,179 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

Lists 1 investment account ($48,284) 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”2022 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $483,052; listed items add up to $491,234

Reported net worth: $483,052. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $491,234. 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

92% of listed income ($153,377) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $167,426 from 2 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

Where to look next

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Their filings

Other filings by Darren Steele

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-05-11$542,866
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-05-27$528,039
2023 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2024-05-07$509,382

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $817,250 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $334,195 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $167,426 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
Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
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