Jerome Hervik is the Assistant State's Attorney for Coos County, NH. He and his wife were very active in Humanity First! while they were in college. They dropped out when he began running for office. His wife travels for speaking engagements for Humanity First!, paid for through shell corporations. He has accompanied her on every trip and spoken at some events also. His attempts to get Kayda off of the Whateley Academy campus leads to her magic being sealed and her being first confined to a cell, and later having to be escorted everywhere by Loophole and a member of the Wild Pack.