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John Thomas Brown

2023 Form 6X · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-05-30 · 4 pages (text)

Amended. The filer later corrected this filing with a Form 6X. The figures used across this site come from the filing as amended; this page shows the original as filed.

Amendment. It restates net worth and interests in specified businesses. Assets, liabilities, joint and several liabilities, income and secondary sources of income weren't amended, so they're shown as originally filed in the Form 6 received 2024-04-25; click those values to open it.

Net worth$4,158,233
Income listed$302,049
Real estate$3,129,23412 properties
Debts listed$0
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 59% $178,387 · State of Florida - Judgeship
  • Other / unclassified 23% $68,439 · {REDACTED} Trust 39,000 + 5,700 F/B/O {REDACTED} Brown, 50% of Suites A & E Midbay Office (net), Boat - Auer Marine
  • Real estate 12% $36,122 · Net Income from 20.66% of all Brown, Brown & Brown real estate
  • Investments & retirement 6% $19,101 · 1/8 interest in ownership of Mariner Plaza located on Eglin Prkway (net), Interest Income/Dividends Taxable interest Dividends/Interest Income

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 5

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 2013 Ford Edge Automobile (SEL) (Kelly Blue Book from a dealer, 801 N. Eglin Parkway, Fort Walton Beach (Used cars - tenant Bayview S/D) 20.66% separately from the $50,000 household-goods total

Personal vehicles, jewelry, art and furnishings can be reported in the household-goods lump sum or itemized. Net worth doesn't appear to count them twice.

What to check
  • No action needed unless the lump sum also includes these items.

Rule: Household items listed twice
“Describe, and state the value of, each asset you had on the reporting date you selected for your net worth, if the asset was worth more than $1,000 and if you have not already included that asset in the aggregate value of your household goods and personal effects.”2023 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $4,158,233; listed items add up to $4,407,845

Reported net worth: $4,158,233. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $4,407,845. Net worth roughly equals the listed assets before debts — the debts may not have been subtracted.

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 5 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 $4,158,233 — 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

Context Wealth & holdings

Real estate worth $3,129,234 across 12 properties (75% 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.”2023 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

Other filings by John Thomas Brown

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-04-30$4,611,903
2024 Form 6X — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-05-29$4,452,703
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics) · amended later2025-04-27$4,471,004
2023 Form 6X — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-05-05$4,330,031
2023 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics) · amended later2024-04-25$4,407,845
2022 Form 6X — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-05-05$3,807,135
2022 Form 6X — annual (Commission on Ethics) · amended later2024-05-30$3,469,903
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics) · amended later2023-05-04$3,719,515

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)
$50,000

Assets over $1,000 $4,357,845 listed

DescriptionValue
{REDACTED} vacant lot {REDACTED}$119,647
1/8 interest in ownership of Mariner Plaza located on Eglin Parkway (subject to 1961 - 99 year lease) (10 x 2023 year gross income $7,660)$76,600
20.66% interest in the following (Below $ is the 20.66% value: Dauphin Island, AL unimproved lot (Mobile County) (100% = 59,700)$12,334
116 NE Eglin Parkway, Fort Walton Beach Buffalo Reef Restaurant - tenant - Oakridge Portion of lots 5 thru 7 20.66%$94,678
20.66% - 25 NE Beal Parkway, Fort Walton Beach (AmSouth Bank - tenant - N. Hill Gardens Land value only lots 2 thru 11 - 1,004,938$217,791
437 N. Eglin Parkway, Fort Walton Beach (Hodges Lumber - tenant - Bayview lot 3) 20.66%$57,703
1/2 interest in Suites A & F Midbay Exec. Condo. Hwy 98, Destin, Florida$402,360
2013 Ford Edge Automobile (SEL) (Kelly Blue Book from a dealer$9,417
cash Merrill Lynch Accounts$249,612
Home (lot and construction contract price)$1,926,418
343 Hwy 98, Destin, Florida - 20.66%$93,173
801 N. Eglin Parkway, Fort Walton Beach (Used cars - tenant Bayview S/D) 20.66%$105,659
Auer Marine lots on Walter Martin Road/And Shell Avenue in Fort Walton Beach (N. Hill Gardens lots 3 to 7, 10 and lots 1 to 5 Blk 8 and S24ft of lot 7 and 1/2 vacated 25 ft alley) 20.66%$94,725
Wildwood Park Lot 28$2,373
Wildwood Park Lot 29$2,373
other Life insurance Net Accumulated Values: Northwestern Mutual ( {REDACTED}$242,786
cash 20.66% 20.66% of 3 B's Bank Account(100%= 35,338)$5,631
other Life Insurance Policy Mother's & Father's Policy No.: {REDACTED} "Net Cash Value" 50% of $150,000.$75,000
cash FNB&T checking (15,111) and MM account (9,043) MM account (2,593)$26,747
cash MidBay Bank Account (50%) (100% = 133,080) which includes cash surrender value of Mom and Dad's life insurance policy {REDACTED}$66,540
other Mother's only Policy No.: {REDACTED} "Net Cash Surrender Value" (as of 6/23/23) ($105,746.00 x 50%)$52,873
20.66% Peach Milkshake LLC Checking account$2,993
122, 124, 126 and 128 Eglin Parkway Fort Walton Beach, Florida (Peach Milkshake LLC - Oakridge lots 4, 5, 6)$17,591
cash Merrill Lynch Accounts as of 1/31/24$402,821

Liabilities over $1,000 $0 listed

Reported as “N/A”.

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $302,049 listed

Elected to attach federal tax return instead: No

Primary sources

SourceAddressAmount
1/8 interest in ownership of Mariner Plaza located on Eglin Prkway (net)1/8 Interest in ownership of Mariner Plaza located on Eglin Parkway (net)$7,660
Net Income from 20.66% of all Brown, Brown & Brown real estateNet income from 20.66% of all Brown, Brown and Brown real estate$36,122
{REDACTED} Trust 39,000 + 5,700 F/B/O {REDACTED} Brown{REDACTED} Trust F/B/O {REDACTED} Brown$23,739
Interest Income/Dividends Taxable interest Dividends/Interest IncomeInterest income; Dividends Taxable Interest Dividends/Interest Income$11,441
50% of Suites A & E Midbay Office (net)50% of Suites A & E Midbay Office (net)$40,488
State of Florida - JudgeshipState of Florida - Judgeshiop$178,387
Boat - Auer MarineBoat - Auer Marine$4,212

Secondary sources (major customers of businesses owned)

Reported as “N/A”.

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
PEACH MILKSHAKE, LLCAssetActive
formed 2022 · last annual report 2026
matched by name

Signature

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Date
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Source

Document
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Retrieved
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
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