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Rick Scott reveals highest-ever family assets of at least $255 million
Florida's governor seeks to comply with federal financial disclosure requirements as a U.S. Senate candidate.
By Steve Bousquet 1 hour ago
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott on Friday released a detailed financial statement as a U.S. Senate candidate, disclosing for the first time that he's worth at least $255 million with more than $173 million in his wife's name outside a blind trust intended to prevent conflicts of interest.
It's the first time that the wealthy Republican governor has disclosed his wife Ann's holdings. Unlike Florida law, which does not require Scott to disclose a spouse's assets, he must reveal them as a Senate candidate.
Ann Scott's assets are outside the $82 million in assets in a blind trust Scott said was intended to remove him from potential conflicts of interest while running the nation's third-largest state.
Read more at: https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/07/27/rick-scott-reveals-highest-ever-family-assets-of-at-least-255-million/ (https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/07/27/rick-scott-reveals-highest-ever-family-assets-of-at-least-255-million/)