Florida Files

Officeholders

Karen Chasez

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-05-04 · 10 pages (text)

Net worth$7,793,745
Income listed$260,710
Real estate$1,563,2722 properties
Debts listed$0
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Investments & retirement 87% $225,798 · Social Security, LPL Ordinary Dividends, LPL Exempt Int Dividends, LPL Spec Priv Activity Bond Int Dividends, LPL Qualified Dividends, LPL Cap Gains Distribution, LPL Non Dividend Distribution, LPL Sec 199A Dividends
  • Other / unclassified 9% $24,327 · Lincoln Nat'l Life, Nutrien/BNY Mellon
  • Government & public payroll 4% $10,585 · City of DeBary

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 5

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $7,793,745; listed items add up to $2,852,483

Reported net worth: $7,793,745. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $2,852,483. 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 6–9

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

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 $7,793,745 — 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 $1,563,272 across 2 properties (20% 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

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $2,687,228 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $0 listed

Reported as “N/A”.

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $260,710 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
2026-10-11T05:52:15+00:00
SHA-256
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6 · p6 attachment · p7 attachment · p8 attachment · p9 attachment · p10 other
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence