PoliticsNew York State Republican Party Screws Up Joe Lhota's BirthdayThe New York City Republican Party gets the date of its mayoral candidate mixed up. Oops.By by Andrew KaczynskiBuzzFeed News ReporterPosted on October 16, 2013, 8:09 pmTwitterFacebookLink The New York State Republican Party sent out this invite for a fundraising event with Joe Lhota in honor of his birthday. "Tomorrow" the invite says... This is the invite. But Joe Lhota was born on Oct. 7, not the 17th. This was his birthday cake.