Yep! That worked better.
<li class="formItem">
<div class="formGroup">
<div class="lineGroup">
<div class="fullColumnGroup"><label for="fam_race" class="sublabel">fam_race:</label>
<select class="formTextfield_Medium ui-state-valid" name="fam_race" id="fam_race" rel="" tabindex="16" title="Please enter a value." required="">
<option value="">Select one</option>
<option value="African Am">African Am</option>
<option value="Caucasian">Caucasian</option>
<option value="Hispanic / Latin Am">Hispanic / Latin Am</option>
<option value="Asian / Pacific Islander">Asian / Pacific Islander</option>
<option value="Other">Other</option>
</select>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</li>
Let me know if you see any problems with this method. It will be much easier to implement. It did feed the database ok.
thanks