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Officeholders

Richard Leslie Hersch

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-04-29 · 24 pages (text)

Net worth$6,224,160
Income listed$249,132
Real estate$2,150,000
Debts listed$0
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 74% $184,582 · State of Florida
  • Investments & retirement 16% $39,650 · Social Security
  • Other / unclassified 10% $24,900 · Patrice A. Talisman Irrevocable Trust

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 6

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 2 investment accounts ($2,036,974) 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 $6,224,160; listed items add up to $6,167,759

Reported net worth: $6,224,160. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $6,167,759. 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

$3,917,759 of assets itemized in an attachment on pages 5–24; $1,807,867 of it couldn't be confirmed from the low-resolution pages

The form says “see attached” for 5 entries, and this copy includes the attachment (pages 5–24). Interest in Alman, Inc. Non-profit aircraft ownership group, see Attachment A — $25,646: matches “Portfolio Total $1,587,782.63 $154,729.96 $25,736.34” (page 17) — within $90, likely rounding; Beneficial interest in Patrice A. Talisman Irrevocable Trust, see Attachment A — $1,807,867: no matching amount found on the attachment; Roth IRA, See Attachment B — $449,191: matches “Portfolio Total $449,191.08 $118,525.06 $7,065.33” (page 20); IRA Account, See Attachment B — $1,587,783: matches “Portfolio Total $1,587,782.63 $154,729.96 $25,736,394” (page 17); Cash positions, See Attachment C — $47,272: matches “TOTAL: $47,272.12” (page 22). 20 of the 20 attachment pages are low-resolution images (about 96 dpi), where digits are often misread, so these totals couldn't be checked automatically. The pages may also be holdings detail without the account summary — compare them with the form.

What to check
  • Open the attachment page to see the individual holdings behind each total.
  • Compare the unmatched entries with the attachment, and with the filer's annual filing.

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

74% of listed income ($184,582) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $249,132 from 3 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 $6,224,160 — a multimillionaire 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 $2,150,000 (35% 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

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Their filings

Other filings by Richard Leslie Hersch

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-04-20$7,214,395
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-04$6,548,655
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-04-17$5,481,591

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $6,067,759 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $0 listed

Reported as “N/A”.

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $249,132 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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SHA-256
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Extraction
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