Florida Files

Officeholders

Bonnie Helms

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-06-13 · 7 pages (text)

Net worth$1,076,928
Income listed$178,414
Real estate$1,500,000
Debts listed$566,543
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 95% $169,369 · State of Florida
  • Insurance 5% $9,045 · Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 6

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 2 investment accounts ($52,238) 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 $1,076,928; listed items add up to $1,162,320

Reported net worth: $1,076,928. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,162,320. 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. 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 6–7

The form says “see attached” for 1 entry, and this copy includes the attachment (pages 6–7).

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

95% of listed income ($169,369) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $178,414 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 $1,076,928 — 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 $1,500,000 (139% 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 Bonnie Helms

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-04-13$1,241,118
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-02$1,148,438
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-06-22$759,668
Form — qualifying copy2026-04-17—

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

Campaign money

2026 campaign for Circuit Judge, District 16

Raised
$0 from 0 contributions
Their own money
$750 lent
Loans
$750 lent to the campaign

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 $1,698,863 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $566,543 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $178,414 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
2026-10-11T05:11:19+00:00
SHA-256
0c62dca512a9e015f3eba39779fda2125fad7e2bb8ed0944e1c0a0f6cc50301a
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6 · p6 attachment · p7 attachment
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 02/13/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 02/13/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 02/13/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 02/18/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 03/24/26 — Letter regarding Petition Certification (not downloaded)
  • 04/17/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/17/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (2p)
  • 04/17/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/28/26 — Term Report Notice (not downloaded)