▁Science ▁degree ▁from ▁McG ill ▁University ▁in ▁Montreal ▁and ▁holds ▁a ▁cert ification ▁in ▁account ing ▁from ▁S ien a ▁College . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Tre as urer ▁P itch er alle ▁has ▁worked ▁in ▁fin ance ▁all ▁his ▁life . ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁political ▁career ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁for ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Sch en ect ady ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁P itch er alle ▁began ▁working ▁as ▁the ▁City ▁Administr ator ▁for ▁Mechan ic ville ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁P itch er alle ▁served ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Tre as urer ▁for ▁Sar at oga ▁County . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Act ing ▁Tre as urer ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁by ▁Governor ▁George ▁P ata ki ▁to ▁fill ▁out ▁the ▁remaining ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁of ▁Christopher ▁Call ag han , ▁who ▁had ▁retired ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁bid ▁for ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Com pt roller . ▁P itch er alle ▁won ▁a ▁full ▁term ▁as ▁tre as urer ▁on ▁November ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Elect oral ▁history ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Race ▁for ▁Sar at oga ▁County ▁Tre as urer ▁Samuel ▁J . ▁P itch er alle ▁( R ), ▁ 5 8 . 3 % ▁Pr eston ▁L ▁Jenkins , ▁Jr ▁( D ), ▁ 4 1 . 7 %