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Officeholders

Buddy Brown

2022 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2023-06-01 · 13 pages (text)

Net worth$450,000
Income listedtax return
Real estate$472,0002 properties
Debts listed$174,000
Worth a look0

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 2

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 1 investment account ($48,500) 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 $450,000; listed items add up to $371,500

Reported net worth: $450,000. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $371,500. A difference is normal: net worth also counts assets and debts that aren't listed individually (items under $1,000, credit cards, taxes), and the instructions say subtracting listed liabilities from listed assets won't give an accurate figure in most cases.

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

Where to look next

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Their filings

Other filings by Buddy Brown

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-06-01$602,762
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-17$400,000
2023 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2024-06-03$435,196

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $520,500 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $174,000 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $0 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
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p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 tax_return · p5 tax_return · p6 tax_return · p7 tax_return · p8 tax_return · p9 tax_return · p10 tax_return · p11 attachment · p12 attachment · p13 other
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