Dave Umhoefer

{{short description|American journalist}}

David E. Umhoefer (born 1961) is a faculty member at Marquette University where he directs the O'Brien Fellowship for Public Service Journalism.{{Cite web|url=https://www.marquette.edu/communication/directory/dave-umhoefer.php|title = Dave Umhoefer // Diederich College of Communication // Marquette University}} Prior, he was a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting for a six-month investigation of Milwaukee County's pension system, citing "his stories on the skirting of tax laws to pad pensions of county employees, prompting change and possible prosecution of key figures."{{cite news |last=Glauber |first=Bill |url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/29528144.html |title=Pension investigation earns Pulitzer |newspaper= Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |publisher=Jsonline.com |date=April 8, 2008 |accessdate=2013-11-09}}[http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2008-Local-Reporting "The 2008 Pulitzer Prize Winners: Local Reporting"]. The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2013-11-09. With short biography and reprints of six works (Journal Sentinel articles published July 29, 2007). The investigation exposed a corrupt, illegal scheme in which more than 350 Milwaukee County employees had increased their pensions by a collective total of over $50 million.{{cite news |last=Umhoefer |first=Dave |url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/29483804.html |title=JOURNAL SENTINEL WATCHDOG REPORT: Pension twist costs county millions |newspaper= Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |publisher=Jsonline.com |date=July 29, 2007 |accessdate=2013-11-09}} For example, "One employee qualified for a 25% pension increase because she worked a half-day at a county park in 1978."

Umhoefer is from La Crosse, Wisconsin and he graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Journalism & Mass Communication in 1983. He previously contributed to PolitiFact, rating the accuracy of statements by candidates for public office, elected officials, and political parties.{{cite web| url = http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2010/sep/05/announcing-politifact-wisconsin/| title = PolitiFact {{!}} Announcing PolitiFact Wisconsin}}