Florida Files

Officeholders

James Buchanan

2022 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2023-06-22 · 5 pages (text)

Net worth$1,662,028
Income listed$329,786
Real estate$1,460,000
Debts listed$811,000
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 88% $289,840 · Amerestate Global LLC, Speedwing Investment Company LLC
  • Government & public payroll 8% $26,646 · State of Florida
  • Real estate 4% $13,300 · Jamatt Properties LLC

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 5

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $1,662,028; listed items add up to $1,655,060

Reported net worth: $1,662,028. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,655,060. 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

81% of listed income ($268,250) comes from Amerestate Global LLC

Listed income totals $329,786 from 4 sources. The largest is classed as other / unclassified.

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 $1,662,028 — 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 $1,460,000 (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

Businesses they disclosed

Other filings by James Buchanan

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-04-30$2,364,786
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-07-01$1,805,624
2023 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2024-05-24$1,832,273
Form — qualifying copy2026-05-27—

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

Campaign money

2026 campaign for State Senator, District 22

Raised
$371,247 from 388 contributions (incl. $51,492 in kind)

Largest contributors

  • FLORIDA REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $51,492
  • MERCIER MATTHEW $2,500
  • JAMES BUCHANAN FOR STATESENATE $2,450
  • CHRISTIANSEN ERIC $2,000
  • FLORIDA PROPANE GAS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000

Contributors this Form 6 also names

  • COUNTRY CLUB SHORES LLC $1,000 · listed as “Corporation - Country Club Shores LLC - Sarasota, FL”
  • JAMATT PROPERTIES LLC $1,000 · listed as “Jamatt Properties LLC -”
  • MB ACQUISITION & LEASING LLC $1,000 · listed as “Corporation - MB Acquisition & Leasing LLC - Sarasota, FL”

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 $2,359,760 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $811,000 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $329,786 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
AMERESTATE GLOBAL LLCIncome sourceActive
formed 2009 · last annual report 2026
Manager, Registered agent
JAMATT PROPERTIES LLCIncome sourceActive
formed 2005 · last annual report 2026
matched by name
COUNTRY CLUB SHORES, LLCAssetActive
formed 2005 · last annual report 2026
matched by name
MB ACQUISITION & LEASING, LLCAssetActive
formed 2006 · last annual report 2026
matched by name

Signature

Signed by
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Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
2026-10-11T02:10:10+00:00
SHA-256
1df12f73ef0f4e70d680f10cc19ae2df6a35cfce108ea29c0f837c1db8610d68
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

  • 01/07/25 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 01/07/25 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 01/08/25 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 01/13/26 — Audit Letter (not downloaded)
  • 01/21/26 — Response to Audit Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/14/25 — Miscellaneous (not downloaded)
  • 05/27/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 05/27/26 — State Partisan Candidate Oath - Party Affiliated (not downloaded)
  • 05/27/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (2p)
  • 07/16/26 — Audit Letter (not downloaded)
  • 07/24/26 — Response to Audit Letter (not downloaded)