Joseph C. Woodcock, Jr. (November 20, 1925 – November 2, 1997) was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly, the New Jersey Senate, and as Bergen County Prosecutor. He served in the Assembly for six years, from 1962 - 1967, and in the State Senate for six years, from 1968 - 1973. Woodcock was defeated in 1973 for a third term in the Senate. After the election, he resigned his seat to become Bergen County Prosecutor. In 1977, Woodcock entered the NJ gubernatorial race but withdrew before the primary when Bergen County GOP party leadership failed to endorse him. The following year, Woodcock led an insurgent ticket of Republican candidates, challenging Bergen County GOP party leadership in the 1978 Republican Primary. He ran for the US House of Rep