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Officeholders

Carol Gibson

2023 Form 6X · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-06-11 · 5 pages (text)

Amendment. It restates net worth, assets, liabilities, joint and several liabilities, income, secondary sources of income and interests in specified businesses.

Net worth$1,319,837
Income listed$6,230
Real estate$722,67910 properties
Debts listed$0
Worth a look1

Where listed income comes from

  • Investments & retirement 64% $3,964 · Social Security, State of Florida Retirement FRS
  • Government & public payroll 36% $2,266 · Madison County School Board

Worth a look 1

Worth a look Unusual reporting

Net worth rose from $300,000 (2022) to $1,319,837 (2023) — 4.4×

This 2023 filing reports $1,319,837; the same person's 2022 filing reported $300,000, a change of $1,019,837 in 1 year. Listed income for 2023 was $6,230. Inheritances, home values and markets can move net worth a lot, so compare what's listed in each year to see where the change shows up.

What to check
  • Compare the assets listed in each filing: which items are new or much larger?
  • Does listed income explain the change?

Open the 2022 filing to compare →

Rule: Net worth changed sharply between filings
“Report your net worth as of”2023 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $1,319,837; listed items add up to $1,274,837

Reported net worth: $1,319,837. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,274,837. 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 Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $1,319,837 — 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 $722,679 across 10 properties (55% 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

Other filings by Carol Gibson

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-06-06$600,0001
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-27$600,0001
2023 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics) · amended later2024-06-11$1,319,8371
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-08-14$300,0001

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $1,194,837 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $0 listed

Reported as “N/A”.

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $6,230 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
2026-10-11T05:31:45+00:00
SHA-256
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6
Extraction
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