Florida Files

Officeholders

Jody Paul Stephenson

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-06-10 · 5 pages (text)

Net worth$1,584,400
Income listed$206,485
Real estate$0
Debts listed$0
Worth a look1

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 53% $110,000 · Stephenson Septic Tank Services
  • Agriculture 31% $65,030 · J & T DEER FARM, SANCHEZ FARMS
  • Government & public payroll 15% $31,455 · DIXIE CO. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISS

Worth a look 1

Worth a look Unusual reporting

Net worth rose from $300,939 (2022) to $1,584,400 (2023) — 5.3×

This 2023 filing reports $1,584,400; the same person's 2022 filing reported $300,939, a change of $1,283,461 in 1 year. Listed income for 2023 was $206,485. Inheritances, home values and markets can move net worth a lot, so compare what's listed in each year to see where the change shows up.

What to check
  • Compare the assets listed in each filing: which items are new or much larger?
  • Does listed income explain the change?

Open the 2022 filing to compare →

Rule: Net worth changed sharply between filings
“Report your net worth as of”2023 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $1,584,400; listed items add up to $175,129

Reported net worth: $1,584,400. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $175,129. A difference is normal: net worth also counts assets and debts that aren't listed individually (items under $1,000, credit cards, taxes), and the instructions say subtracting listed liabilities from listed assets won't give an accurate figure in most cases. 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.”2023 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ 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 $1,584,400 — 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

Some of what this filing reports stands out. 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

Businesses they disclosed

Other filings by Jody Paul Stephenson

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-07-28$1,601,226
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-25$1,626,050
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-07-03$300,939

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $95,629 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $0 listed

Reported as “N/A”.

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $206,485 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
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 blank
Extraction
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