Florida Files

Officeholders

Lester Bass

2022 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2023-06-30 · 5 pages (text)

Net worth$250,000
Income listed$164,574
Real estate$500,000
Debts listed$410,000
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 100% $164,574 · State of Florida/Circuit Judge (4th Jud. Cir.)

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

All 7 asset values are round numbers

Every listed asset is valued in round thousands, which suggests estimates rather than statements or appraisals. That's allowed, but it makes the totals less precise.

What to check
  • Are bank or brokerage balances (which are exact) rounded too?

Rule: All values are round numbers

How this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $250,000; listed items add up to $445,000

Reported net worth: $250,000. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $445,000. 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

Context Income & business ties

100% of listed income ($164,574) comes from State of Florida/Circuit Judge (4th Jud. Cir.)

Listed income totals $164,574 from 1 source. 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

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

Their campaign

Other filings by Lester Bass

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — qualifying copy2026-04-15$400,000
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-04-15$400,000
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-07-01$300,000
2023 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2024-07-02$300,000

Qualifying copies and annual Commission filings are matched to each other by name.

Campaign money

2026 campaign for Circuit Judge, District 4

Raised
$0 from 0 contributions
Their own money
$8,100 lent
Loans
$8,100 lent to the campaign

From the Division of Elections campaign finance database, retrieved 2026-10-10. Loans and interest aren't counted as raised. Search the records by candidate name · How this is counted

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $605,000 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $410,000 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $164,574 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
2026-10-11T01:43:12+00:00
SHA-256
9112d52d8be4ea125366774c65ccf3543d6df7102d7f0838229c8f0274b39ce7
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 03/06/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 03/06/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 03/06/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 03/06/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/15/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/15/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/15/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (6p)
  • 04/15/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/28/26 — Term Report Notice (not downloaded)
  • 07/24/26 — Fail to File Letter (not downloaded)
  • 08/04/26 — Fine Letter (not downloaded)
  • 08/27/26 — Response to Fine Payment (not downloaded)