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Officeholders

Charles Burton

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-06-12 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$2,083,224
Income listed$210,200
Real estate$900,000
Debts listed$183,862
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 92% $193,000 · State of Florida
  • Investments & retirement 8% $17,200 · Interest/Dividends

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 1 investment account ($89,728) instead of what's in them

The instructions say the investments held in a brokerage account or IRA are the assets to report — not the account itself. As listed, the public can't see what the filer is invested in.

What to check
  • Which companies or funds are in these accounts? Holdings matter for conflicts of interest.

Rule: Accounts listed instead of investments
“Note that the product contained in a brokerage account, IRA, or the Florida College Investment Plan, is your asset”2023 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $2,083,224; listed items add up to $2,083,224

Reported net worth: $2,083,224. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $2,083,224. 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.”2023 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

92% of listed income ($193,000) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $210,200 from 2 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”2023 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $2,083,224 — 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”2023 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Where to look next

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Their filings

Their campaign

Other filings by Charles Burton

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-04-16$2,393,361
2024 Form 6 — qualifying copy2026-04-17$2,234,326
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-20$2,234,326
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-06-07$1,933,974
Form — qualifying copy2026-04-20—

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

Campaign money

2026 campaign for Circuit Judge, District 15

Raised
$0 from 0 contributions
Their own money
$10,000 lent
Loans
$10,000 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 $2,217,086 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $183,862 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $210,200 listed

Elected to attach federal tax return instead:

Primary sources

SourceAddressAmount

Secondary sources (major customers of businesses owned)

Reported as “N/A”.

Interests in specified businesses

Reported as “N/A”.

Signature

Signed by
—
Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
2026-10-11T03:15:05+00:00
SHA-256
b65c85170fc0cdb6b46fd10cec0423daf49498c886bc7def7bc75b89813f25b3
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 02/09/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 02/09/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 02/09/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 02/10/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 02/10/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 02/10/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 02/11/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/13/26 — Audit Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/17/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/17/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/17/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (8p)
  • 04/20/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (3p)
  • 04/28/26 — Term Report Notice (not downloaded)