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Officeholders

Steven Hickox

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-05-31 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$346,869
Income listed$145,248
Real estate$450,000
Debts listed$120,618
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 78% $113,496 · Copy Life Inc
  • Government & public payroll 22% $31,752 · DeSoto County BOCC

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $346,869; listed items add up to $1,005,882

Reported net worth: $346,869. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,005,882. 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.

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 Unusual reporting

Net worth rose from $212,882 (2022) to $346,869 (2023) — 1.6×

This 2023 filing reports $346,869; the same person's 2022 filing reported $212,882, a change of $133,987 in 1 year. Listed income for 2023 was $145,248. 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 Income & business ties

78% of listed income ($113,496) comes from Copy Life Inc

Listed income totals $145,248 from 2 sources. The largest is classed as other / unclassified.

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

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

Businesses they disclosed

Other filings by Steven Hickox

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-07-09$107,0001
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-19$453,600
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-05-04$212,882

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $1,121,500 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $120,618 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $145,248 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
COPY LIFE, INCIncome sourceActive
formed 2013 · last annual report 2026
President

Signature

Signed by
Date
Filed with COE

Source

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