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Officeholders

Ryan George Benson

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-08-20 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$11,398,689
Income listed$1,290,000
Real estate$5,253,2002 properties
Debts listed$2,590,381
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Construction & engineering 92% $1,190,000 · AVA Builders of Naples LLC
  • Other / unclassified 8% $100,000 · Benson Transportation LLC

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $11,398,689; listed items add up to $11,398,679

Reported net worth: $11,398,689. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $11,398,679. 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

92% of listed income ($1,190,000) comes from AVA Builders of Naples LLC

Listed income totals $1,290,000 from 2 sources. The largest is classed as construction & engineering.

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 $11,398,689 — a multimillionaire 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 $5,253,200 across 2 properties (46% 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

Some of what this filing reports stands out. 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

Businesses they disclosed

Other filings by Ryan George Benson

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-07-21$17,038,041
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-08-22$12,721,285
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-06-30$7,702,000

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $13,789,060 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $2,590,381 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $1,290,000 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”.

Companies on the state register

Companies this filing names, as the Division of Corporations lists them. Their role is shown when the filer is an officer or registered agent. A company matched by name only is shown just when it's active. How these are matched

CompanyNamed asState recordTheir role
AVA BUILDERS OF NAPLES, LLCIncome sourceActive
formed 2013 · last annual report 2026
Manager, Registered agent
BENSON TRANSPORTATION, LLCIncome sourceInactive
formed 2019 · last annual report 2023
Manager, Registered agent

Signature

Signed by
Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
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