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February 15, 2009

Maldonado goes missing

Update: Senate staff said Maldonado was located in his Senate office and returned to the floor. He had not left the building.

Kevin Yamamura reports: Sen. Abel Maldonado, R-Santa Maria, a potential 27th vote for the state budget in his house, broke the Senate's lockdown on Sunday morning by leaving the Capitol.

Sergeants could not locate him, and his car was not in the Capitol garage.

Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders had begun courting Maldonado when fellow Republican Sen. Dave Cox said he refused to support the budget plan.

Posted by Amy Chance