▁a ▁three - year ▁term ▁and ▁alternate ▁sen ator ▁to ▁Luis ▁Ab ur to ▁Wal ton . ▁When ▁Wal ton ▁sought ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁municipal ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁A cap ul co ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁took ▁leave , ▁M ald on ado ▁Ven eg as ▁replaced ▁him ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁sen ator ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁L X ▁Legisl ature ▁and ▁first ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁L X I ▁Legisl ature . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁Con ver gence ▁parliament ary ▁coordin ator ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁and ▁sat ▁on ▁the ▁Political ▁Co ord ination ▁Board , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁multiple ▁comm issions : ▁Public ▁Security , ▁Federal ▁District , ▁Tour ism , ▁Administration , ▁Justice , ▁Constitution al ▁Point s , ▁Special ▁on ▁Cl imate ▁Change , ▁Special ▁on ▁C ele br ations ▁for ▁the ▁B ic ent enn ial ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁and ▁Cent enn ial ▁of ▁the ▁Revolution , ▁and ▁Special ▁for ▁Analysis ▁of ▁Public ▁Fin ances . ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁a ▁legisl ative ▁representative ▁to ▁the ▁General ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Elect oral ▁Institute . ▁Wal ton ▁replaced ▁Ven eg as ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁M ald on ado ▁left ▁the ▁Senate , ▁coinc iding ▁with ▁the ▁installation ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁P ue bla , ▁in ▁which ▁Con ver gence ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁winning ▁coal ition