Virginia legislation · 2026 Special I
Virginia SR2094: Commemorating the life and legacy of Captain Donald A. Sharer.
Status: Introduced, October 19, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, October 19, 2026:
2026 SPECIAL SESSION I INTRODUCED 26200054D SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 2094 Offered October 19, 2026 Commemorating the life and legacy of Captain Donald A. Sharer. ---------- Patron--Craig ---------- WHEREAS, Captain Donald A. Sharer was a beloved member of the Chesapeake community who became a national hero after bravely enduring more than 14 months of captivity during the Iranian hostage crisis between 1979 and 1981; and WHEREAS, born in Norfolk County and raised in Indiana, Donald "Don" Sharer earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana University, where he was a member of the Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and WHEREAS, Don Sharer entered the United States Navy at the rank of lieutenant junior grade and went on to fly 238 missions during the Vietnam War on Phantom F-4 fighter planes as a radar intercept officer; and WHEREAS, Don Sharer was a resident of Chesapeake in March 1979 when he was deployed to Tehran to train members of the Iran revolutionary government on how to operate F-14 fighter planes that had been purchased from the United States; and WHEREAS, on November 4, 1979, Iranian revolutionaries seized the United States Embassy in Tehran and took 66 Americans, including Don Sharer, as hostages; and WHEREAS, for 444 days, Don Sharer withstood unimaginable ordeals while standing strong in the face of his captors and remaining steadfast in …
Sponsors
- Craig, Christie (R, 19) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Laid on Clerk's Desk
- : Presented 26200054D
Common questions
- What is SR2094?
- SR2094 is a bill in the Virginia Legislature (2026 Special I): Commemorating the life and legacy of Captain Donald A. Sharer.
- What is the status of SR2094?
- Introduced as of October 19, 2026. Latest action: Laid on Clerk's Desk (October 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR2094?
- Craig, Christie (R, 19).
- Where is the official record for SR2094?
- On the Virginia Legislature website: https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20262/SR2094
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