function shortState(longState){
	var shortVersion;
	switch(longState){
		case "Alabama":
			shortVersion = "AL";
			break;
		case "Alaska":
			shortVersion = "AK";
			break;
		case "Arizona":
			shortVersion = "AZ";
			break;
		case "Arkansas":
			shortVersion = "AR";
			break;
		case "California":
			shortVersion = "CA";
			break;
		case "Colorado":
			shortVersion = "CO";
			break;
		case "Connecticut":
			shortVersion = "CT";
			break;
		case "Delaware":
			shortVersion = "DE";
			break;
		case "District of Columbia":
			shortVersion = "DC";
			break;
		case "Washington DC":
			shortVersion = "DC";
			break;
		case "Florida":
			shortVersion = "FL";
			break;
		case "Georgia":
			shortVersion = "GA";
			break;
		case "Hawaii":
			shortVersion = "HI";
			break;
		case "Idaho":
			shortVersion = "ID";
			break;
		case "Illinois":
			shortVersion = "IL";
			break;
		case "Indiana":
			shortVersion = "IN";
			break;
		case "Iowa":
			shortVersion = "IA";
			break;
		case "Kansas":
			shortVersion = "KS";
			break;
		case "Kentucky":
			shortVersion = "KY";
			break;
		case "Louisiana":
			shortVersion = "LA";
			break;
		case "Maine":
			shortVersion = "ME";
			break;
		case "Maryland":
			shortVersion = "MD";
			break;
		case "Massachusetts":
			shortVersion = "MA";
			break;
		case "Michigan":
			shortVersion = "MI";
			break;
		case "Minnesota":
			shortVersion = "MN";
			break;
		case "Mississippi":
			shortVersion = "MS";
			break;
		case "Missouri":
			shortVersion = "MO";
			break;
		case "Montana":
			shortVersion = "MT";
			break;
		case "Nebraska":
			shortVersion = "NE";
			break;
		case "Nevada":
			shortVersion = "NV";
			break;
		case "New Hampshire":
			shortVersion = "NH";
			break;
		case "New Jersey":
			shortVersion = "NJ";
			break;
		case "New Mexico":
			shortVersion = "NM";
			break;
		case "New York":
			shortVersion = "NY";
			break;
		case "North Carolina":
			shortVersion = "NC";
			break;
		case "North Dakota":
			shortVersion = "ND";
			break;
		case "Ohio":
			shortVersion = "OH";
			break;
		case "Oklahoma":
			shortVersion = "OK";
			break;
		case "Oregon":
			shortVersion = "OR";
			break;
		case "Pennsylvania":
			shortVersion = "PA";
			break;
		case "Rhode Island":
			shortVersion = "RI";
			break;
		case "South Carolina":
			shortVersion = "SC";
			break;
		case "South Dakota":
			shortVersion = "SD";
			break;
		case "Tennessee":
			shortVersion = "TN";
			break;
		case "Texas":
			shortVersion = "TX";
			break;
		case "Utah":
			shortVersion = "UT";
			break;
		case "Vermont":
			shortVersion = "VT";
			break;
		case "Virginia":
			shortVersion = "VA";
			break;
		case "Washington":
			shortVersion = "WA";
			break;
		case "West Virginia":
			shortVersion = "WV";
			break;
		case "Wisconsin":
			shortVersion = "WI";
			break;
		case "Wyoming":
			shortVersion = "WY";
			break;
	}
	return shortVersion;
}