Liz Lane is running for Hoover City Council Place 3. While she has made art and the environment cornerstones of her local agenda, she has also continued voicing her opinions on national issues throughout her run.
From repeating the falsehoods of terrorist organizations, accusing Israel's prime minister of genocide, to suggesting that conservatives are trying to rebrand the KKK as patriotism and opposing capitalism, she's been outspoken with her progressive views.
In a now-deleted Facebook post on the Hoover Sun page, Lane responded to a question about her political affiliation, saying, "Hoover municipal elections are nonpartisan, but two of the leaders I look up to are AOC and Jasmine Crockett if that tells you anything... I'm here to represent everyone and that means everyone."
The seat Lane is running for is currently held by City Council president John Lyda, who opted not to run for reelection.
Lane is an accomplished artist who frequently posts from her studio in Hoover. In a July video, she described her run for city council, saying that she felt like she was "offering myself up as tribute like in the Hunger Games."
Rather than a traditional Independence Day video, Lane recorded a video with the description, "You don't have to joyfully celebrate today, but lets remember what it means to be patriotic. On a local level we're going to have to look out for each other in the coming years. Vote August 26 in your municipal elections."
“Patriotism is not the rebranding of the Ku Klux Klan. It is not the perversion of history, twisting and whitewashing the stories of our ancestors to fit corrupt agendas. Patriotism is knowing the parts of the American dream have been others American hell. This country was built on stolen lands and on the backs of stolen people.”
Patriotism is not about being comfortable, not in silence when others are suffering. Patriotism is not uniting people through providing a common enemy, and then hiding behind a flag or religion, or using power to hold wealth in the palm of a few, and from that palm pointing a shaky finger at the rest of us to shift blame. It is not about transferring trillions of dollars from the bottom of the economy to the top while screaming that those that oppose this upward transfer of wealth are communists and socialists.
Patriotism is not putting a don't tread on me bumper sticker on the back of your truck, and then voting for people to take the rights away of people that don't look like you. Patriotism is the antithesis of a king. One man was never supposed to be called embarrassingly, "Daddy”. Patriotism is knowing that we are stronger together than on our own. When we lift up the least of us, we lift up all of us. Patriotism is not nationalism. It is knowing that we are all connected and we are all connected to the soil that gives us life. It is showing up for our neighbors, giving a cup of flour or an egg. It is knowing that this country was built from immigrants and that disappearing people without due process is treasonous. It is making your yard a habitat for creatures big and small, so that maybe, just maybe our children can know the joy of fireflies and butterflies and the mystery of moths and the quickness of hummingbirds. It is volunteering at food banks and then asking why in the richest country of the world can people not afford to buy food. Patriotism is rethinking our hyper capitalistic society and challenging what, well, actually means. It is not just believing that every person has value, the fighting for a world to see it. It is being able to be outraged, but unequivocally, in love with a country that we could have one day if we fight hard enough, if we become uncomfortable, if we stretch and grow our hearts and our minds big enough to understand that this world is abundant. Patriotism is fighting for a world that lets us be who we are. Patriotism is resisting.”
She later posted about Gaza, saying, "What Netanyah00 is doing is gen-cide. It's a war crime. It's a slap in the face to the victims of the H010caust because he must have learned nothing." She went on to repeat the lies of Hamas terrorists, accusing Israel of baiting Gaza residents with aid and saying, "it's a mass murder in the most grotesque fashion."
Lane will face Ashley Lovell and Robert Williams for Place 3.
The City of Hoover has seven city council members elected "at-large." Municipal elections in Alabama are on a nonpartisan basis. The 2025 election will be held on August 26. If a run-off election is necessary for Place 2, 3 or 4, it will be held on September 23. The members serve four-year terms, which begin on November 3.
In a response to the story, Liz Lane wrote a statement on Facebook that says in part:
I’m just a 36-year-old mom, small business owner, and (their words, not mine) “accomplished artist,” running for Hoover City Council, Seat 3. The best they could come up with? A poem I wrote about patriotism (American as apple pie, baby) and a photo of me respectfully covering my hair while speaking at a mosque—something I was invited to do, alongside all other candidates.
Let’s be clear: Being American means embracing diversity and representing Hoover means embracing diversity. Hoover is a beautifully diverse city, with over 40 languages spoken, and people from all over the world who now call it home. I will represent all of us—including people who don’t agree with me politically. That’s the job.
For the record, I’m not a communist. I’m not anti-capitalist. I’ve worked in small businesses since I was 14 years old. I know what it takes to get an idea off the ground. In fact, my platform includes strong support for small business because the tax revenue they generate helps fund our schools, first responders, and city services.
I opened my first gallery at 27. Today, I paint full-time and ship my artwork across the country—from Nashville to Dallas to Fairhope. Even Nicole Kidman owns two of my little paintings. So yeah, I’m pretty entrenched in the capitalist system.
What I don’t believe in is corruption- unchecked development, shady donations, or selling out public interest for private profit.
Hoover's flooding won’t be solved by cutting down more trees. Let’s invest in what’s already here, not bulldoze it for someone else’s bottom line.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated with the response from Liz Lane.
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