Utah Democrats turn out in rousing numbers for caucus meetings

Beyond that, he said the redrawing of his congressional district bothered him — Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah is no longer his representative — and he's irritated at the dust-up over the Legislature's evisceration of Utah's sex education curriculum.

"It smacks of the Legislature not representing the entire political spectrum in our state," he said.

Jenny Asay said she was motivated to attend a caucus meeting after an 18-year hiatus —  which ended because of a desire to get more involved and following the urging of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which strongly encouraged more participation at the neighborhood meetings.

"I am LDS and it was nice to be encouraged and there seemed to be more of a push than I remember," she said. "There's actually word of mouth going on in my neighborhood, which doesn't happen."

Asay said she isn't affiliated with either party, but added that while she was a registered Republican when she lived in California, she feels more at home with the Democrats in Utah.

"The minute I crossed into Utah, nothing about me changed, but I am categorized as more of a Democrat," she said.

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