I made some changes to set the first option in drop-down lists to some defaults for convenience. If you're logged in, you will see your name at the top of member drop-down lists. This should help prevent endless scrolling.
You'll also be able to choose a default/home State in your control panel (with the ability to update at any time). See instructions below. All drop down menus for state selection will be populated with the value you choose (though there are some filters built in to prevent odd data (for example 2k prominence - FL will not display)). All these changes and options are incorporated on the mobile page versions as well.
Member drop-downs when logged in:
State Defaults:
To choose your default state, navigate to the Control Panel (http://listsofjohn.com/Members/main.php)
then click the 'Assign Default State' link (http://listsofjohn.com/Members/defaultstate.php):