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Officeholders

Carolyn Bell

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-06-15 · 3 pages (text)

Net worth$2,539,073
Income listed$217,906
Real estate$979,401
Debts listed$449,910
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 84% $183,862 · State of Florida
  • Other / unclassified 16% $34,044 · OPM

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $2,539,073; listed items add up to $2,539,073

Reported net worth: $2,539,073. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $2,539,073. 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

84% of listed income ($183,862) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $217,906 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 $2,539,073 — 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 Carolyn Bell

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — qualifying copy2026-04-14$3,296,085
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-04-13$3,296,085
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-29$2,914,669
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-06-23$2,761,974

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

Campaign money

2026 campaign for Circuit Judge, District 15

Raised
$8,736 from 16 contributions
Their own money
$30,000 lent
Loans
$30,000 lent to the campaign

Largest contributors

  • SEYMOUR BRIAN $1,000
  • KITROSER MITCHELL $1,000
  • PANKAUSKI JOHN $1,000
  • GARCIA MARIANO $1,000
  • COLE, SCOTT & KISSANE $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 $2,423,983 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $449,910 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $217,906 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
2026-10-11T05:41:37+00:00
SHA-256
35610b3dfee6e819cf40204be7887cb0894f98ace62165d56da390c9d22398f3
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 04/14/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/14/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/14/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (6p)
  • 04/14/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/14/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 04/16/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/28/26 — Term Report Notice (not downloaded)
  • 10/07/25 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 10/07/25 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 10/07/25 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 10/07/25 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 10/08/25 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)