Florida Files

Officeholders

Linda Chaney

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-06-04 · 26 pages (text)

Net worth$1,772,063
Income listed$32,526
Real estate$1,515,9533 properties
Debts listed$338,384
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 86% $28,135 · State of Florida
  • Investments & retirement 14% $4,391 · LPL Financial, Dividends

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 5

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $1,772,063; listed items add up to $1,733,064

Reported net worth: $1,772,063. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,733,064. They roughly agree. 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 Missing or incomplete

Assets itemized in an attachment on pages 7–12, 15–18, 20, 25

The form says “see attached” for 1 entry, and this copy includes the attachment (pages 7–12, 15–18, 20, 25).

What to check
  • Open the attachment page to see the individual holdings behind each total.
Rule: Itemized in an attachment
“A filer may include and submit attachments or other supporting documentation when filing”2023 Form 6 instructions, Attachments ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

86% of listed income ($28,135) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $32,526 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 $1,772,063 — 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 $1,515,953 across 3 properties (86% 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

Their campaign

Other filings by Linda Chaney

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-05-27$1,568,122
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-26$1,604,846
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-08-31$1,398,655
Form — qualifying copy2026-06-04—

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

Campaign money

2026 campaign for State Representative, District 61

Raised
$169,401 from 190 contributions (incl. $29,196 in kind)

Largest contributors

  • FLORIDA HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $24,500
  • LINDA CHANEY CAMPAIGN $20,000
  • REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FLORIDA $4,696
  • BRANDON DAVID $2,000
  • FLORIDA CPA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE-CENTRAL, INC. $2,000

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 $2,056,448 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $338,384 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $32,526 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
2026-10-11T04:05:47+00:00
SHA-256
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Pages
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Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 05/28/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 06/04/26 — State Partisan Candidate Oath - Party Affiliated (not downloaded)
  • 06/04/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (1p)
  • 09/24/26 — Letter of Authorization for Telephone Solicitation (not downloaded)
  • 11/08/24 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 11/08/24 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 11/08/24 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 11/12/24 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)