Florida Files

Officeholders

Kathleen Smith

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-06-16 · 6 pages (text)

Net worth$4,563,807
Income listed$249,701
Real estate$722,475
Debts listed$0
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 83% $207,501 · State of Florida
  • Real estate 9% $22,450 · 50% of the Rental income, 50% of the Rental income
  • Other / unclassified 8% $19,750 · IWB etf, IVV etf, FLCSX, FBALX, FZDXX, JATTX, FDRXX, PONAX

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $4,563,807; listed items add up to $4,566,473

Reported net worth: $4,563,807. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $4,566,473. 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

83% of listed income ($207,501) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $249,701 from 11 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 Income & business ties

Earns from 11 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 $4,563,807 — 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

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 Kathleen Smith

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — qualifying copy2026-04-07$5,967,403
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-03-22$5,967,403
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-28$5,135,372
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-07-01$3,466,575

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

Campaign money

2026 campaign for Public Defender, District 20

Raised
$135 from 4 contributions (incl. $35 in kind)
Their own money
$100,000 lent, $35 given
Loans
$100,000 lent to the campaign

Largest contributors

  • LENDERMAN MARTHA $100
  • SMITH KATHLEEN $35

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 $4,524,033 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $0 listed

Reported as “N/A”.

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $249,701 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
2026-10-11T02:55:38+00:00
SHA-256
ea91eae7862ca87fcae303ca1e9e72dc24e40c8a9011d5c5ed94e08dda972a1b
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6 · p6 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 01/21/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 01/21/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 01/22/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/07/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/07/26 — State Partisan Candidate Oath - Party Affiliated (not downloaded)
  • 04/07/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (10p)
  • 04/07/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 04/28/26 — Term Report Notice (not downloaded)