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);
}
