Experience:
Preisdent of the USA
United State Congress, Senator (MD)
Senate Appropriations Committee - Member
Senate Commerce Subcommittee - Member
United States Congress, Representative (MD)
House Ethics Committee - Chairman
House Ways and Means Committee - Member
House National Security Subcommittee - Member
Maryland State Congress, Representative (Baltimore)
Fidley, Barrow & Bain - Attorney at Law

Education:
Juris Doctorate - University of Maryland School of Law
Bachelor of Arts, Political Economy - Georgetown University

Honours:
NCAA All-American - Men's Basketball
Big East Conferene - Defensive Player of the Year
Sporting News - College Player of the Year
Wooden Award for Player of the Year

Personal:
Married - Sherry Palmer (Divorced)
Son - Keith Palmer
Daughter - Nicole Palmer

First Appeared:
12am - 1am

Daivd's Day

11:00 P.M. - 12:00 A.M: In order to protect the life of Jack's daughter, Palmer is adamant about not telling the media that he is alive. Sherry leaks their secret, and Palmer is furious with his wife. He is forced to come forward and admit the truth to the throng of reporters. Palmer later tells Sherry that she is unfit to stand next to him in the White House. He wants a divorce.

10:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M: Campaign manager Patty Brooks reveals her attraction to Palmer, and Palmer invites her to meet him in a hotel room. Yet when she arrives, Palmer fires her for conspiring with his wife against him. Jack calls Palmer and asks to personally bring a message from Victor Drazen. Although the Secret Service has been alerted that Jack may be a possible threat, Jack pledges that he will not harm the candidate. Jack arrives at the hotel with news that his daughter is being held hostage. In order to free her, Palmer must speak to the Drazens and unfreeze their money. Palmer says that Victor Drazen is well aware that his assets cannot be accessed, and Jack realizes that they have been set up. While Palmer is on the cell phone with Victor, Jack tosses it out the window before it explodes. Jack then persuades Palmer to lie about his surviving the bombing so that the Drazens will believe he is dead. Palmer agrees to help Jack, much to the chagrin of Sherry.

9:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M: Palmer makes a victory speech to the throngs of cheering supporters in the hotel banquet room. He takes a phone call from Nina, who asks for his help breaking CTU's stalemate over the trade of Jack for Alexis Drazen. Palmer calls Mason, and promises that, if he helps, Mason will be instated to a high position within Palmer's administration. Mason questions what will happen if Palmer is not elected, but Palmer is confident that he will become President. Palmer and Sherry lock horns at the party, and he takes Patty upstairs to go over some work. In the hotel suite, they share a glass of champagne. Palmer asks Patty if she is flirting with him, and she says yes. He returns to the party with her advances unrequited.

8:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M: Palmer wins every state in the Super Tuesday Primary, with the Democratic nomination surely a lock. Although victorious, he is still plagued by his family problems concerning his wife and son. When his campaign manager, Patty Brooks, discloses her affection for him, Palmer is confused by the turn the Senator, Palmer is Sherry is convinced that his admission to the public will cost him the election, Palmer believes otherwise. The polls show that he is correct, as the voters stand behind Palmer. Palmer then admits to Sherry that since he no longer trusts her, there is no way he can still love her. Sherry coldly tells him that, no matter what, she will become the country's First Lady.

7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M: Although Sherry is convinced that his admission to the public will cost him the election, Palmer believes otherwise. The polls show that he is correct, as the voters stand behind Palmer. Palmer then admits to Sherry that since he no longer trusts her, there is no way he can still love her. Sherry coldly tells him that, no matter what, she will become the country's First Lady.

6:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M: Palmer asks his wife and kids to support his decision to come clean to the public. While Keith is for the idea, Sherry is against it. At a press conference, Palmer admits to the reporters about his family, George Ferragamo's murder and the underhanded activities of his campaign financiers. He asks the voters to consider the actions as a mistake on his part. After the announcement, Keith and Nicole are proud of their father. Sherry, on the other hand, is cold towards her husband.

5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M: Palmer consults with both Sherry and chief of staff Mike Novick about what to do with the confessional. Novick suggests that they sit on the information and use it later as a bargaining tool, but Sherry advocates destroying the tape to protect Keith. Palmer asks his campaign manager to put an envelope with the tape inside the hotel room safe. Sherry sees this and destroys the tape. Palmer is saddened because he put a phony copy in the safe to test Sherry's honesty.

4:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M: Keith gives his father the tape of the confessional by political operative Carl. Palmer takes the tape from his son. Wary about putting Elizabeth Nash in jeopardy, Palmer warns Jack that he will be responsible if anything happens to her. When Elizabeth fouls the plan and stabs Alexis Drazen, Palmer becomes angry at the way Jack mishandled the whole operation.

3:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M: When the Secret Service show the campaign staff photos of the potential assassins, a Palmer aide recognizes one of the men as her lover. Palmer immediately notifies Jack, and learns that Robert Ellis is dead. Palmer tells Keith that he will try to be a better father, and Keith is overjoyed. Yet when Keith asks about telling the police the truth behind the George Ferragamo murder, Palmer still insists on keeping it a secret for the time being.

2:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M: Although he is being kept at bay, Palmer makes a call to a high-level government official to get to see Jack. He confronts Jack about his assassination plot, but Jack convinces him that he was only acting on Palmer's behalf and to save the lives of his family. Palmer and Jack recognize that someone is retaliating against them for their killing terrorist Victor Drazen in Kosovo. They contact an operative who worked with Palmer on the mission. He sends them files that map out Victor Drazen's cohorts, but before the operative can dig deeper, he is murdered.

1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M:
Palmer reverses his tack, insisting on revealing nothing to the press about his son and George Ferragamo. Although Keith is now the one who wants to go public, Palmer and Sherry convince him that their decision is for the good of the family. When Secret Service is notified that the assassination attempt is still in effect, they remove the Palmers from California to a military base. In the limo on the way to the airport, Mike Novick informs Palmer about what he has found on Jack Bauer's history, and Palmer finally recognizes the name from a mission in Bosnia. Believing that Jack is trying to enact revenge on him for that botched mission, Palmer goes to CTU to try to speak with him.

12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M: Palmer is insistent about disclosing the truth to both the District Attorney and Maureen Kingsley at the network. Campaign Manager Mike Novick persuades him to talk to his wife first. Sherry believes that Palmer could be more effective against these evil forces by getting into the White House. As President, he could have the power to get rid of Carl and his ilk while still performing good deeds for the country. Palmer goes to Kingsley, but she has been threatened to quit the network. Carl hints that there may be evidence that implicates Keith planted in the fire that killed George Ferragamo. Palmer realizes that these men can not be stopped.

11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M: Palmer attempts to explain the dangerous situation over the phone to Keith's therapist, George Ferragamo. Ferragamo, however, believes that Palmer is again threatening him and he hangs up. Palmer goes to Ferragamo's office to speak with him, but the man has died in a gas explosion. Fearing that Carl has come through with his plan to eliminate evidence, Palmer moves toward the police barricade. Mike Novick stops him, urging Palmer that any presence there would only harm the campaign.

10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M: Palmer confronts his wife about Carl. He is disappointed when Sherry admits to being involved in covering up evidence on Keith. Yet Sherry does not know to what lengths Carl will go. Palmer sets up a meeting with Carl, who claims that the people who have funded the campaign want to succeed at any cost. He and Palmer were merely pawns in their game. Palmer calls George Ferragamo to warn him that his life might be in danger, but he gets a machine. Campaign Manager Mike Novick checks into Jack Bauer's background and finds some classified gaps. Palmer recognizes the timeframe of one of the gaps.

9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M: While making a campaign stop at an elementary school, Palmer is interrupted by a frantic phone call from Ames, one of his campaign's biggest donors. Ames pulls out his support because he has learned that Carl, Palmer's behind-the-scenes operative, may be planning to murder the man who is accusing Keith. Palmer is furious at the insinuation.

8:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M: Palmer is adamant about revealing the truth about Keith. When he learns that Maureen Kingsley is not coming out with the story, Palmer is sure that his wife got to her first. He plans to find out from Maureen what really happened. His aide, Novick, informs him that Jack Bauer was the CTU agent who was taken into custody at the breakfast. Palmer recognizes Jack's name.

7:00 A.M. - 8:00 A.M: Palmer tells his wife and son his plans to admit the truth at the upcoming breakfast. At the event, the Secret Service warns Palmer about a possible threat, but Palmer wants to proceed with his speech regardless. Before Palmer can speak of any of his family's wrongdoings, Jack reaches for an agent's gun and the Secret Service immediately remove Palmer.

6:00 A.M. - 7:00 A.M: Palmer asks his son to join him in making an announcement at the breakfast, but Keith refuses. Palmer then assures Nicole that they are doing the right thing by coming forward. When Sherry suggests that they blackmail Maureen Kingsley to stamp out the story, Palmer rebuffs her. He does not want to hide the truth any longer.

5:00 A.M. - 6:00 A.M: Palmer confronts Carl about hiding the Keith story from him, but Carl did so with the full cooperation of Sherry. Sherry readily admits to Palmer that she and her children only wanted to help his campaign, but she still wants it to remain a secret to protect her son. Palmer is forced to wake up his chief of staff, Mike Novick, and explain the situation. Novick advises him to come clean to the public, since he was not part of the cover-up. Yet Palmer will have to do so at the morning breakfast meeting -- with his family at his side in support.

4:00 A.M. - 5:00 A.M: Palmer decides to prepare Nicole for the media firestorm that may erupt over the revelations about Keith, but he has a change of heart. The network anchor Maureen Kingsley shows Palmer evidence linking Keith to the murder of Lyle Gibson. Palmer confronts his son, but Keith does not deny the accusations.

3:00 A.M. - 4:00 A.M: Carl uncovers evidence that a therapist is claiming to have Keith's confessions of murdering Lyle Gibson. Palmer tells his wife about the allegations that have surfaced. Although Sherry is confident that her son is innocent, Palmer begins to harbor doubts.

2:00 A.M. - 3:00 A.M: Waiting at the secret meeting point for his associate, Palmer happens upon two young punks breaking windows. There is a confrontation during which the kids recognize him. The kids break Palmer's rear windshield and leave. Palmer's associate, Carl, arrives. Palmer informs Carl that network anchor Maureen Kingsley is planning to run a story about his son Keith's involvement in the murder of a man who raped his daughter, Nicole. Carl says he will take care of the leak.

1:00 A.M. - 2:00 A.M: Worried about his phone conversation with network reporter Maureen Kingsley, Palmer asks his aide, Carl, to meet him immediately. Palmer leaves the hotel for the meeting without telling his wife or the Secret Service.

12:00 A.M. - 1:00 A.M: After arriving in Los Angeles for the next day’s Primary Election, the presidential candidate prepares his speech with his wife and campaign staff. Insinuations by a network reporter anger Palmer, and he hastily hangs up on the woman. When his wife presses him for what was said on the phone call, Palmer is silent.