[1] Feeney followed a career path typical of Santa Cruz's upper-class agro-industrial economic elite, typified by an early presence through leadership positions in the department's most relevant agribusiness associations, followed by a shift to public service and government administration.

[2] On the business end, Feeney held the post of general manager of the Bolivian-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and was a board member of the Federation of Private Entrepreneurs of Santa Cruz.

[1] Feeney's entry into public administration was facilitated through Nationalist Democratic Action (ADN), a conservative party closely linked to Santa Cruz's agribusiness elites.

His campaign failed to gain significant traction, and he was left sidelined at just three percent of the popular vote,[1] reflecting the difficulties UN faced in forming a strong partisan base in the eastern departments.

Although the latter's larger presence in Santa Cruz gave it greater sway over the alliance's parliamentary list in that department, Feeney managed to be included, garnering him a seat in the lower chamber.