In January 2015 the TYN established the Traditionalist Worker Party (TWP) as its political-party prior to the 2016 elections, and a small group of candidates from the far right ran under its banner.[15] The party states that it stands against "economic exploitation, federal tyranny, and anti-Christian degeneracy".[15] The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks extremist groups, designated the Traditionalist Worker Party as a hate group. The group ceased operation in March 2018 when Heimbach was arrested for assaulting his then father-in-law, Matt Parrott, in a domestic violence altercation.[2][3]