JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<label>Name</label>
        <input type="text" name="name" />
        <select id="a" name="a">
            <option >Select</option>
            <option >california</option>
            <option >Arizona</option>
        </select>

JavaScript

$( document ).ready(function() {
                if(typeof Storage !== "undefined")
                  {
                    if(sessionStorage.getItem('option_selected') == 'Select' OR         sessionStorage.getItem('option_selected') === null)
                    {
                       $("#a").val('Select'); 
                    } else {
                        $("#a").val(sessionStorage.getItem('option_selected'));    
                    }     
                  }
                

                $('#a').change(function() {
                    var citySelected = $('#a').find(":selected").text();
         
                    sessionStorage.setItem('option_selected', citySelected);
                });
                
            });