public static IEnumerable <SelectListItem> GetStates(string selectedValue)
        {
            var states = new StateList();
            var list   = states.GetStates()
                         .ToList()
                         .Select(m => new SelectListItem
            {
                Value    = m.Abbreviation.ToString(),
                Text     = m.Name.ToString(),
                Selected = (m.Abbreviation == selectedValue)
            });

            return(list);
        }