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Officeholders

Craig C. Cates

2022 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2023-05-24 · 5 pages (text)

Net worth$2,182,800
Income listed$247,218
Real estate$1,957,0003 properties
Debts listed$601,646
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 46% $114,770 · Sunset Water Sports LLC, Ray Pritchett
  • Real estate 24% $60,000 · Rental Property Keith Bring
  • Government & public payroll 19% $46,000 · Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
  • Investments & retirement 11% $26,448 · Social Security Administration

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 5

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 2001 Car Hauler 24 foot separately from the $25,000 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 $2,182,800; listed items add up to $2,187,758

Reported net worth: $2,182,800. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $2,187,758. 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

Earns from 4 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 $2,182,800 — 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 $1,957,000 across 3 properties (90% 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

Where to look next

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Their filings

Businesses they disclosed

Other filings by Craig C. Cates

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-08-05$2,744,000
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-07-28$0
2023 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2024-04-09$3,029,400

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $2,764,404 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $601,646 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $247,218 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
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Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
2026-10-11T01:16:04+00:00
SHA-256
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6
Extraction
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