Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith could be out of commission for up to eight weeks following emergency triple bypass surgery Wednesday, officials said.

The 66-year-old Democrat and former judge is “resting comfortably” at St. Joseph Medical Center and a full recovery is expected, his spokesman said.

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