ASBL 31: Candice Duvieilh, 2026 Candidate for Congress, AL District 5

ASBL 31: Candice Duvieilh, 2026 Candidate for Congress, AL District 5Candice Duvieilh is running for Congress as a Democrat in Alabama’s 5th District. A special-education teacher for 15 years, Candice has partnered with nonprofits, advised city and state leaders, and fought for policies that lift up families.Currently a government accounting expert for a software company that exclusively serves the public sector (their products audit and manage government spending), Candice has a BA in public policy, a master’s in public administration, and a doctorate in education administration.With government agencies, contractors, and farms that rely on grants, her district needs someone in Washington like Candice – a policy expert, a government accounting expert –who can deal with all those levels of government funding, advocate for the infrastructure improvements the district needs, and work for small businesses, knowing their needs from personal experience.Learn more at CandiceDuvieilhForCongress.com.We also discussed the ASBL’s Don’t Cheat Women project, which wants Congress to:Raise from 5% to 15% the federal contract dollars that must go to women-owned small businesses.Women are half the population. They own 40% of all businesses. But they get less than 5% of federal contract dollars. Men get at least 95%.Without economic fairness, women can’t be political equals. Men hold more political offices and have more political influence simply because they earn and save more than women. The American Small Business League is an advocacy group working to end the diversion of federal small business contracts to big businesses. Our Don’t Cheat Women project (DontCheatWomen.com) seeks economic fairness for women so they can be political equals. Our economy will boom when only small businesses get “small business” contracts.#dontcheatwomen #americansmallbusinessleague #federalcontracting #wosb #smallbusiness #womenownedsmallbusiness #governmentcontracting #governmentcontracts