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Officeholders

Lauren Melo

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-06-10 · 14 pages (text)

Net worth$3,784,880
Income listed$209,015
Real estate$3,370,0005 properties
Debts listed$280,000
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Real estate 84% $175,000 · Florida's Realty Specialists, Rental Property Income
  • Government & public payroll 14% $29,697 · Florida House State Legislature Salary
  • Investments & retirement 2% $4,318 · Integrity Life Annuity
  • Other / unclassified 0% $0 · See Attached

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 7

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $3,784,880; listed items add up to $3,788,680

Reported net worth: $3,784,880. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $3,788,680. They roughly agree. 2 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 Unusual reporting

Net worth rose from $2,011,007 (2022) to $3,784,880 (2023) — 1.9×

This 2023 filing reports $3,784,880; the same person's 2022 filing reported $2,011,007, a change of $1,773,873 in 1 year. Listed income for 2023 was $209,015. 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 Missing or incomplete

Assets and debts itemized in an attachment on pages 6–13

The form says “see attached” for 2 entries, and this copy includes the attachment (pages 6–13).

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

Most income is from real estate (84%)

Sector is inferred from the names of income sources and the businesses they own.

What to check
  • Consider whether decisions in the office sought affect this industry.

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 Income & business ties

Earns from 4 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 $3,784,880 — 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 $3,370,000 across 5 properties (89% 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

Their campaign

Other filings by Lauren Melo

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-06-05$3,865,074
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-30$3,861,436
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-06-30$2,011,007
Form — qualifying copy2026-06-05—

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

Campaign money

2026 campaign for State Senator, District 28

Raised
$304,895 from 391 contributions (incl. $18,650 in kind)

Largest contributors

  • FLORIDA REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC. $17,492
  • BETTER LIVES FOR FLORIDIANS $2,000
  • DOSAL TOBACCO CORPORATION $2,000
  • GRAY ROBINSON, P.A. FLORIDA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
  • FRIENDS OF JONATHAN MARTIN $2,000

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 $3,609,680 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $280,000 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $209,015 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
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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 attachment · p11 attachment · p12 other · p13 other · p14 blank
Extraction
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Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 02/18/25 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 02/18/25 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 02/18/25 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 02/19/25 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 06/05/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 06/05/26 — State Partisan Candidate Oath - Party Affiliated (not downloaded)
  • 06/05/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (1p)
  • 06/08/26 — State Partisan Candidate Oath - Party Affiliated (not downloaded)
  • 07/17/25 — Change of Address / Officers (not downloaded)
  • 07/17/25 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 07/17/25 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 07/17/25 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 07/17/25 — Pin/Password Reset Request (not downloaded)
  • 07/21/25 — Response to Treasurer Change (not downloaded)
  • 07/21/25 — Response to Treasurer Change (not downloaded)
  • 07/21/25 — Response to Treasurer Change (not downloaded)
  • 12/10/25 — Change of Address / Officers (not downloaded)