Tim Urban

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Tim Urban

Writer & Illustrator, Wait But Why. Author, What's Our Problem?

Documented in sourced public records — e.g. Tim Urban Contributed to, 2020 cycle Jake Auchincloss for Congress ($2,800). See the cited affiliations below. [FEC ↗]

Verified · FEC filings

$3,329 in FEC-sourced funding

Verified funding · 6 receipts

  • 2026-12-31
    Contributed to, 2026 cycle ActBlue

    fec·verified·$195 across 15 itemized receipt(s)·2026 cycle·contributor "TIM URBAN"·latest 2026-04-17

    source · fec
    $195
  • 2024-12-31
    Contributed to, 2024 cycle WinRed

    fec·verified·$89 across 1 itemized receipt(s)·2024 cycle·contributor "TIM URBAN"·latest 2024-07-24

    source · fec
    $89
  • 2024-12-31
    Contributed to, 2024 cycle ActBlue

    fec·verified·$40 across 8 itemized receipt(s)·2024 cycle·contributor "TIM URBAN"·latest 2023-08-26

    source · fec
    $40
  • 2022-12-31
    Contributed to, 2022 cycle ActBlue

    fec·verified·$175 across 31 itemized receipt(s)·2022 cycle·contributor "TIM URBAN"·latest 2022-12-26

    source · fec
    $175
  • 2020-12-31
    Contributed to, 2020 cycle Jake Auchincloss for Congress

    fec·verified·$2,800 across 1 itemized receipt(s)·2020 cycle·contributor "TIM URBAN"·latest 2019-10-21

    source · fec
    $2,800
  • 2020-12-31
    Contributed to, 2020 cycle ActBlue

    fec·verified·$30 across 6 itemized receipt(s)·2020 cycle·contributor "TIM URBAN"·latest 2020-12-26

    source · fec
    $30

Sourced affiliations · 2

  • 2015-05-07
    Commissioned by / professional relationship with Elon Musk

    lead·documented·Musk personally commissioned Urban's 2015 Wait But Why Elon Musk blog series, granted him access to Tesla/SpaceX factories; reported ongoing friendship

    source · news
  • 2015-01-01
    Commissioned by Elon Musk

    lead·documented·Musk commissioned blog series, factory visits, ongoing relationship·2015

    source · news

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