Sherry Palmer is the wife of prominent politician David Palmer. She is loving, kind and seemingly quite gentle -- at least at first glance. A series of events reveal Sherry to be more calculated than originally thought and fiercely protective of her husband's burgeoning career (though not necessarily of her marriage). She is the mother two children, Keith and Nicole, of whom she is also quite protective. Even when her husband disagrees with (sometimes hidden) motives, no one denies her extreme intelligence.