Florida Files

Officeholders

Sen Joseph R. Gruters

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-07-09 · 5 pages (text)

Net worth$2,564,708
Income listed$267,452
Real estate$2,262,5004 properties
Debts listed$779,995
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 77% $205,430 · Robinson Gruters & Roberts, Gruters CPA, Republican Party of Florida
  • Real estate 12% $32,000 · SJE Real Estate, Rental House - 2301 Cocoanut Ave, Sarasota FL 34285, Rental House
  • Government & public payroll 10% $26,646 · State of Florida
  • Investments & retirement 1% $3,376 · Dividends - TD Ameritrade

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $2,564,708; listed items add up to $2,498,174

Reported net worth: $2,564,708. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $2,498,174. 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

Earns from 7 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 $2,564,708 — 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 $2,262,500 across 4 properties (88% 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 Sen Joseph R. Gruters

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-08-19$3,800,000
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-07-10$2,595,134
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-07-14$2,709,651

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $3,203,169 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $779,995 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $267,452 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
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Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
2026-10-11T04:41:02+00:00
SHA-256
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence