. >> reporter: for sophia dicaro, political campaigns are a family affair. >> well i can't thank you enough for your support. >> reporter: throughout the fall, dicaro, her husband robert, and their three kids, caravan through utah's state house district 31. >> thank you so much we appreciate it. >> reporter: for dicaro, who previously worked for four governors, the family's full- court press is designed to hold the seat she won two years ago. >> you know, these campaign politics world. it's one of those things that you can't really describe unless you experience it for yourself. >> reporter: as a republican in utah, dicaro is part of the state's majority in the house of representatives, but as a women in utah politics, she's a rarity. nationally, about a quarter of all state legislators are women. with six senators in its 29 member senate and just ten representatives in its 75 member house, utah has one of the lowest percentages of female legislators in the country. yet this low percentage lags behind what's happening in the workforce-- 60% of utah's women are participating in the la