Career
Before entering politics, McNair was a marketing manager. He also holds a pilot"s licence. He was elected to Parliament as a list Member of Parliament in the 2002 elections, having been ranked in eighth place on the New Zealand First party list.
He was his party"s youth affairs spokesman.
As an Member of Parliament, he complained to police in 2002 about admissions of cannabis use by Green Member of Parliament Nándor Tánczos, the police investigated but no charges were laid. Also in 2002, McNair had a brief relationship with the parliamentary executive secretary for Labour Member of Parliament Clayton Cosgrove, the secretary was sacked for a conflict of interest, but rehired in the office of the Minister of Conservation.
At the 2005 elections he was ranked 11th on the party list. New Zealand First gained enough party votes to elect seven MPs, so McNair missed out on being returned as an Member of Parliament. After being an Member of Parliament he worked in real estate in Auckland.
