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. the party states that it stands against "economic exploitation, federal tyranny, and anti-christian degeneracy". the southern poverty law center (splc), 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.