▁from ▁the ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁at ▁Buff alo . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Early ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁G ig lio ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁special ▁assistant ▁to ▁then - New ▁York ▁State ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Dennis ▁V acco , ▁as ▁an ▁employee ▁of ▁the ▁C att ar aug us ▁County ▁Sher iff ' s ▁Department , ▁responsible ▁for ▁coordin ating ▁efforts ▁with ▁all ▁branches ▁of ▁government . ▁ ▁Following ▁this , ▁G ig lio ▁served ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Ins pect or ▁General . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁position , ▁he ▁conducted ▁investig ations ▁of ▁alleg ed ▁criminal ▁activity , ▁fra ud , ▁and ▁ab use ▁by ▁individuals ▁and ▁company ▁officials ▁who ▁deal ▁with ▁state ▁ag encies ▁in ▁a ▁region ▁stretch ing ▁from ▁Buff alo ▁to ▁Sy rac use ▁to ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁border . ▁ ▁G ig lio ▁asc ended ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Assembly ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁events ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁former ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Assembly w oman ▁and ▁Senator ▁Pat ric ia ▁McG ee , ▁defe ating ▁C att ar aug us ▁County ▁legisl ator ▁Car men ▁Vec chia rel la ▁in ▁a ▁special ▁election ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁He ▁won ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁over ▁C att ar aug us ▁County ▁legisl ator ▁L inda ▁W itte ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁over ▁Al leg any ▁County ▁super visor ▁Patrick ▁E aton . ▁He ▁faced ▁Tra vis ▁L ec ce