Florida Files

Officeholders

Howard Maltz

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-05-07 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$1,646,949
Income listed$307,832
Real estate$760,000
Debts listed$0
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 62% $191,163 · State of Florida Judicial Salary
  • Investments & retirement 35% $107,788 · LT Capital gain-sale of Condo
  • Real estate 3% $8,881 · Rental property income (property sold 3/23)

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Lists Automobile- 2018 Toyota 4runner (KBB Retail Value), Automobile- 2015 Acura RDX (KBB Retail value) separately from the $25,000 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 $1,646,949; listed items add up to $1,808,148

Reported net worth: $1,646,949. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,808,148. 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.

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

62% of listed income ($191,163) comes from State of Florida Judicial Salary

Listed income totals $307,832 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 $1,646,949 — 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

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 Howard Maltz

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — qualifying copy2026-04-10$1,836,116
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-04-02$1,836,116
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-05-30$1,778,936
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-05-11$1,645,905

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

Campaign money

2026 campaign for Circuit Judge, District 7

Raised
$31,200 from 51 contributions
Their own money
$50,000 lent
Loans
$50,000 lent to the campaign

Largest contributors

  • POMAR LAWRENCE $1,000
  • USINA VIVIAN J. $1,000
  • BATEH GEORGE $1,000
  • PATRICK T. CANAN, P.A. $1,000
  • ROB COOK ATTORNEY AT LAW, P.A. $1,000

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 $1,783,148 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $0 listed

Reported as “N/A”.

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $307,832 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
2026-10-11T04:57:47+00:00
SHA-256
d56538aa4ac3f03851466b8c7f9270ee992f1bc966ffb21cc601b2f6d1f49048
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 03/18/26 — Audit Letter (not downloaded)
  • 03/26/26 — Audit Closure Letter (not downloaded)
  • 03/26/26 — Audit Closure Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/10/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/10/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/10/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (4p)
  • 04/28/26 — Term Report Notice (not downloaded)
  • 10/10/25 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 10/10/25 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 10/10/25 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 10/13/25 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 10/20/25 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 10/21/25 — Response to Treasurer Change (not downloaded)