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Officeholders

Gene Brown

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-05-30 · 66 pages (text)

Net worth$2,176,772
Income listed$178,290
Real estate$1,850,0002 properties
Debts listed$300,400
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Real estate 68% $120,991 · Brown & Sons Funeral Homes & Crematory, Brown & Sons Funeral Homes & Crematory
  • Government & public payroll 32% $57,299 · City of Bradenton

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 6

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 2 investment accounts ($117,226) 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 $2,176,772; listed items add up to $1,981,012

Reported net worth: $2,176,772. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,981,012. Net worth roughly equals the listed assets before debts — the debts may not have been subtracted. 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, 8–9, 18, 24–66

The form says “see attached” for 1 entry, and this copy includes the attachment (pages 6, 8–9, 18, 24–66).

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

Earns from 3 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 $2,176,772 — 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 $1,850,000 across 2 properties (85% 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

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $2,176,772 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $300,400 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $178,290 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
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