Florida Files

Officeholders

Lauren Melo

2022 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2023-06-30 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$2,011,007
Income listed$171,415
Real estate$1,770,0004 properties
Debts listed$239,735
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Real estate 80% $137,400 · Florida's Realty Specialists
  • Government & public payroll 17% $29,697 · Florida House State Legislature Salary
  • Investments & retirement 3% $4,318 · Integrity Life Annuity

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $2,011,007; listed items add up to $2,046,297

Reported net worth: $2,011,007. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $2,046,297. 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

80% of listed income ($137,400) comes from Florida's Realty Specialists

Listed income totals $171,415 from 3 sources. The largest is classed as real estate.

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 Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $2,011,007 — 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 $1,770,000 across 4 properties (88% 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

Other filings by Lauren Melo

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-06-05$3,865,074
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-30$3,861,436
2023 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2024-06-10$3,784,880
Form — qualifying copy2026-06-05—

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

Campaign money

2026 campaign for State Senator, District 28

Raised
$304,895 from 391 contributions (incl. $18,650 in kind)

Largest contributors

  • FLORIDA REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC. $17,492
  • BETTER LIVES FOR FLORIDIANS $2,000
  • DOSAL TOBACCO CORPORATION $2,000
  • GRAY ROBINSON, P.A. FLORIDA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
  • FRIENDS OF JONATHAN MARTIN $2,000

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 $1,972,032 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $239,735 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $171,415 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
2026-10-11T02:21:51+00:00
SHA-256
630d5b855b7afeb01f40125b396dbbf6202d68c13959f9916d84872fe28a69c6
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence

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  • 02/18/25 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 02/18/25 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 02/19/25 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 06/05/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 06/05/26 — State Partisan Candidate Oath - Party Affiliated (not downloaded)
  • 06/05/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (1p)
  • 06/08/26 — State Partisan Candidate Oath - Party Affiliated (not downloaded)
  • 07/17/25 — Change of Address / Officers (not downloaded)
  • 07/17/25 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 07/17/25 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 07/17/25 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 07/17/25 — Pin/Password Reset Request (not downloaded)
  • 07/21/25 — Response to Treasurer Change (not downloaded)
  • 07/21/25 — Response to Treasurer Change (not downloaded)
  • 07/21/25 — Response to Treasurer Change (not downloaded)
  • 12/10/25 — Change of Address / Officers (not downloaded)