Amy Nile

Voters in the Nov. 4 election will choose a new mayor and five city council members, one for each of Billings’ five wards.

The Chamber of Commerce and the Billings Realtors Association hosted a forum Thursday morning for the two candidates competing to represent midtown and the South Side in Ward 3.

Councilwoman TJ Rogers is facing a challenge in her first run for office from fellow nonprofit leader and political newcomer Amy Aguirre. Rogers was appointed to the council in January to take Denise Joy’s place after she stepped up to serve in the legislature.

Rogers previously worked for the Billings nonprofit Love and SONshine Ministries, which provides housing, support and Christian-based programs for homeless women who are pregnant or new mothers. She recently took a new job w

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