[1][2][3] Her father Bill McClure, who moved from England to New Zealand in the 1970s, was a former general manager at Kraft Heinz who later founded a fire evacuation business.

[1] She attended Burnside High School and began an arts degree at the University of Canterbury but did not complete the course, instead training as a pharmacy technician.

In a 2023 interview, McClure described her entry into politics as spontaneous, saying she would "have absolutely laughed" if someone told her ten years prior that she would become a politician.

[9][10] McClure's primary political concerns are oriented around regulation and the perception of "specific extra rights" for members of particular demographic groups.

[1] After being elected to Parliament, McClure was appointed ACT spokesperson on education, mental health, small business, and seniors.