, ▁representing ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁District ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Pre viously ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Kansas ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁representing ▁District ▁ 2 2 ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁the ▁murder ed ▁K else y ▁Smith ▁and ▁created ▁the ▁K else y ▁Smith ▁Foundation ▁to ▁remember ▁her . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁State ▁Page ▁Ball ot p edia ▁Camp aign ▁Website ▁V otes mart ▁Follow ▁the ▁M oney ▁Facebook ▁Twitter ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : K ansas ▁state ▁sen ators ▁Category : K ansas ▁Republic ans ▁Category : 1 9 5 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Mess inese ▁is ▁an ▁ind igen ous ▁bre ed ▁of ▁domestic ▁go at ▁from ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Mont i ▁Neb rod i ▁and ▁the ▁Mont i ▁P elor it ani ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Mess ina , ▁in ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁island ▁of ▁Sic ily , ▁in ▁southern ▁Italy . ▁It ▁is ▁raised ▁mainly ▁in ▁those ▁areas , ▁but ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁provinces ▁of ▁Cat ania , ▁En na ▁and ▁Pal ermo . ▁Its ▁range ▁partly ▁over laps ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Argent ata ▁dell ' E t na . ▁The ▁bre ed ▁was ▁officially ▁recogn ised ▁and ▁a ▁her d - book ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 .