2022 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2023-05-04 · 6 pages (text)
Amended. The filer later corrected this filing with a Form 6X. The figures used across this site come from the filing as amended; this page shows the original as filed.
Net worth$3,719,515
Income listed$270,816
Real estate$2,896,23412 properties
Debts listed$0
Worth a look0
Net worth over time
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
ContextUnusual 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
ContextUnusual reporting
Net worth $3,719,515; listed items add up to $3,969,127
Reported net worth: $3,719,515. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $3,969,127. 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
ContextIncome & 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
ContextIncome & 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?
Reports a net worth of $3,719,515 — 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
ContextWealth & holdings
Real estate worth $2,896,234 across 12 properties (78% 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
ContextWealth & 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.
Elected to attach federal tax return instead: not read
Primary sources
Source
Address
Amount
Secondary sources (major customers of businesses owned)
Interests in specified businesses
#1 Name
Address
Activity
Position
Owns > 5%
Nature of ownership
#2 Name
Address
Activity
Position
Owns > 5%
Nature of ownership
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