Florida Files

Officeholders

Lauren Book

2022 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2023-06-22 · 7 pages (text)

Net worth$3,729,682
Income listed$293,134
Real estate$2,150,0002 properties
Debts listed$380,956
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Nonprofit 80% $235,000 · Lauren's Kids, Inc.
  • Government & public payroll 10% $28,806 · State of Florida
  • Investments & retirement 8% $23,913 · UBS Financial Services, Inc.-Schedule Attached
  • Other / unclassified 2% $5,414 · Ronald L. Book, P.A., See Attached

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 6

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $3,729,682; listed items add up to $3,729,682

Reported net worth: $3,729,682. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $3,729,682. They roughly agree. 1 listed item(s) have no amount, so the comparison is incomplete.

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 Missing or incomplete

$1,547,338 of assets itemized in an attachment on pages 5–7 — the totals match

The form says “see attached” for 1 entry, and this copy includes the attachment (pages 5–7). Intangible Assets-Schedule Attached — $1,547,338: matches “Total $1,547,337.84” (page 6).

What to check
  • Open the attachment page to see the individual holdings behind each total.

Rule: Itemized in an attachment
“A filer may include and submit attachments or other supporting documentation when filing”2022 Form 6 instructions, Attachments ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

80% of listed income ($235,000) comes from Lauren's Kids, Inc.

Listed income totals $293,134 from 5 sources. The largest is classed as nonprofit.

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

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 $3,729,682 — 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 $2,150,000 across 2 properties (58% 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

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

Businesses they disclosed

Other filings by Lauren Book

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — qualifying copy2026-06-04$5,566,3991
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-05-11$5,566,399
2024 Form 6F — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-01-06$5,317,059
2023 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2024-06-21$4,378,021

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

Campaign money

2026 campaign for State Senator, District 30

Raised
$456,151 from 511 contributions
Their own money
$26,000 lent, $10,000 given
Loans
$26,000 lent to the campaign

Largest contributors

  • BOOK LAUREN $10,000
  • GIFT SCENARIO, INC. $2,000
  • CAPITAL ADVOCACY GROUP, INC. $2,000
  • RONALD L. BOOK GOVERNMENT CONSULTANTS, INC. $2,000
  • CONFECTION CONNECTION, INC. $2,000

Contributors this Form 6 also names

  • RONALD L. BOOK, P.A. $2,000 · listed as “Ronald L. Book, P.A.”

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 $3,697,338 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $380,956 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $293,134 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”.

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

CompanyNamed asState recordTheir role
LAUREN'S KIDS, INC.Income sourceActive
formed 2007 · last annual report 2026
matched by name
RONALD L. BOOK, P.A.Income sourceActive
formed 1987 · last annual report 2026
matched by name

Signature

Signed by
Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
2026-10-11T01:58:41+00:00
SHA-256
1633ca1da3d89b6fb0d0df354efc707317df2f9c6cbe0f2b0ee5a183636ea417
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 attachment · p6 attachment · p7 attachment
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 01/21/25 — Audit Letter PDF (3p)
  • 02/06/25 — Response to Audit Letter PDF (3p)
  • 02/12/25 — Audit Final Notice PDF (2p)
  • 02/28/25 — Response to Audit Letter PDF (1p)
  • 05/27/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer PDF (1p)
  • 05/27/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer PDF (1p)
  • 05/27/26 — Statement of Candidate PDF (1p)
  • 06/01/26 — Redesignation Letter PDF (1p)
  • 06/02/26 — Response to Redesignation PDF (1p)
  • 06/04/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (6p)
  • 06/04/26 — Check PDF (1p)
  • 06/04/26 — State Partisan Candidate Oath - Party Affiliated PDF (2p)
  • 11/25/24 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer PDF (1p)
  • 11/25/24 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer PDF (1p)
  • 11/25/24 — Statement of Candidate PDF (1p)
  • 11/26/24 — Acknowledgment Letter PDF (2p)