2026 races / 2026 Election

District Court of Appeal, District 4

Candidates file Form 6 with the Florida Division of Elections. Totals are what each filer listed; net worth is self-reported and is not expected to equal listed assets minus liabilities.

Candidate	Party	Status	Form 6	Clarity	Net worth	Income listed	Assets listed	Household goods	Liabilities listed	Items
Alan O. Forst qualifying copy	—	Qualified	Form 6 parsed	Clear · 4/4	—	$0	$0	—	$0	none
Caroline Cahill Shepherd qualifying copy	—	Qualified	Form 6 parsed	Some gaps · 3/4	$9,236,605	$223,318	$15,344,171	$250,000	$3,396,008	1 to look at
Johnathan D. Lott qualifying copy	—	Qualified	Form 6 parsed	Clear · 4/4	$1,588,970	$214,862	$2,007,807	$25,000	$431,859	none
Mark W. Klingensmith qualifying copy	—	Qualified	Form 6 parsed	Clear · 4/4	—	$0	$0	—	$0	none
Shannon K. Shaw qualifying copy	—	Qualified	Form 6 parsed	Clear · 4/4	$2,173,877	$189,878	$2,716,531	$165,000	$707,654	none

What stands out, candidate by candidate

Worth-a-look items first; context (wealth, income sources) is shown in grey.

Candidate	Unusual reporting	Income & business ties	Wealth & holdings
Caroline Cahill Shepherd — Net worth $9,236,605	2 entries are withheld entirely ($9,600,000, 104% of net worth) Lists Personal Vehicles BMW (2), Personal Vehicle Ford F150, Personal Vehicle Toyota Tundra separately from the $250,000 household-goods total Lists 3 investment accounts ($1,661,885) instead of what's in them Net worth $9,236,605; listed items add up to $12,198,163	100% of listed income ($223,318) comes from State of Florida (Judicial Salary)	Reports a net worth of $9,236,605 — a multimillionaire on paper
Johnathan D. Lott — Net worth $1,588,970	Net worth $1,588,970; listed items add up to $1,600,948	91% of listed income ($194,849) comes from State of Florida	Reports a net worth of $1,588,970 — a millionaire on paper Holds $2,092 in cryptocurrency (0% of net worth)
Shannon K. Shaw — Net worth $2,173,877	Net worth $2,173,877; listed items add up to $2,173,877	71% of listed income ($134,049) comes from United States Department of Justice Most income is from government & public payroll (100%)	Reports a net worth of $2,173,877 — a millionaire on paper Real estate worth $1,400,000 (64% of net worth)