Thoughts on the Caucus

Last night I attended my first neighborhood caucus. I decided on attending the Democratic Caucus in my neighborhood, since I prefer my voter registration to remain unaffiliated. I was pleasantly surprised when I entered the music room at Syracuse Jr. High and found roughly 50 people there. Those from my generation (20s-30s) were grossly outnumbered by those our grandparent's age. I was disappointed by that.

Not understanding exactly how chairs, vice chairs, and delegates were to be elected, I assumed that this mass of people would chose one of each of the mentioned positions. I was surprised when that group of 50 had to divide up into 20+ smaller precinct groups.

My precinct was represented by myself and one other woman in her 80s. We filled out all the necessary paperwork, but both declined positions.

The process was quick, I left just a little after 8. I did feel the excitement Democrats are feeling in Utah this year. It really could be a good year to shake up a few districts, as well as get a Democrat as a Davis County Commissioner. I met the gentleman from my district challenging Rep. Ray, Ben Wofford. He has an uphill race ahead of him.

I was glad that I attended, and look forward to other ways to be involved in the future.